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#DD385A

#dd385a ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd385a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 21.96% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.66% magenta, 59.28% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 347.64°, with 70.82% saturation and 54.31% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.69.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1894

Complementary

  1. #dd385a
  2. #38ddbb

Split complementary

  1. #dd385a
  2. #38dd68
  3. #38acdd

Analogous

  1. #dd38ac
  2. #dd385a
  3. #dd6838

Triadic

  1. #dd385a
  2. #5add38
  3. #385add

Tetradic

  1. #dd385a
  2. #ddbb38
  3. #38ddbb
  4. #385add

Square

  1. #dd385a
  2. #acdd38
  3. #38ddbb
  4. #6838dd

Monochromatic

  1. #6a1224
  2. #ab1d3a
  3. #dd385a
  4. #e87990
  5. #f3bbc6

Shades

#dd385a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd385a
  2. #c73251
  3. #b12d48
  4. #9b273f
  5. #852236
  6. #6f1c2d
  7. #581624
  8. #42111b
  9. #2c0b12
  10. #160609
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd385a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd385a
  2. #e04c6b
  3. #e4607b
  4. #e7748c
  5. #eb889c
  6. #ee9cad
  7. #f1afbd
  8. #f5c3ce
  9. #f8d7de
  10. #fcebef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd385a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd385a
  2. #d43f5e
  3. #ca4662
  4. #c14e65
  5. #b85569
  6. #af5c6d
  7. #a56371
  8. #9c6a75
  9. #937278
  10. #89797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa656e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #65635a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8556 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20046 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3555a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46e57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea1e4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd385a {
  color: #dd385a;
}
Background
.bg-dd385a {
  background-color: #dd385a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd385a {
  border: 2px solid #dd385a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd385a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 56 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd385a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd385a, #dd6838);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd385a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 56 90 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.69 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.16 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.48 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.11 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.79 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.69 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.11 #22c7a5 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dd385a  rgb(221, 56, 90)  hsl(348, 71%, 54%)  Amaranth
#38ddbb  rgb(56, 221, 187)  hsl(168, 71%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#5add38  rgb(90, 221, 56)  hsl(108, 71%, 54%)  Lime Green
#385add  rgb(56, 90, 221)  hsl(228, 71%, 54%)  Royal Blue