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#DD405E

#dd405e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd405e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 25.1% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.04% magenta, 57.47% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 348.54°, with 69.78% saturation and 55.88% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.36.

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Relative luminance0.1985

Complementary

  1. #dd405e
  2. #40ddbf

Split complementary

  1. #dd405e
  2. #40dd71
  3. #40acdd

Analogous

  1. #dd40ac
  2. #dd405e
  3. #dd7140

Triadic

  1. #dd405e
  2. #5edd40
  3. #405edd

Tetradic

  1. #dd405e
  2. #ddbf40
  3. #40ddbf
  4. #405edd

Square

  1. #dd405e
  2. #acdd40
  3. #40ddbf
  4. #7140dd

Monochromatic

  1. #701426
  2. #b1203b
  3. #dd405e
  4. #e98195
  5. #f4c2cb

Shades

#dd405e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd405e
  2. #c73a55
  3. #b1334b
  4. #9b2d42
  5. #852638
  6. #6f202f
  7. #581a26
  8. #42131c
  9. #2c0d13
  10. #160609
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd405e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd405e
  2. #e0536e
  3. #e4667e
  4. #e7798e
  5. #eb8c9e
  6. #eea0af
  7. #f1b3bf
  8. #f5c6cf
  9. #f8d9df
  10. #fcecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd405e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd405e
  2. #d44661
  3. #ca4d65
  4. #c15368
  5. #b85a6c
  6. #af606f
  7. #a56672
  8. #9c6d76
  9. #937379
  10. #897a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab6871 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #69665e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91875a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2154c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5595e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5715c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea2c54 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd405e {
  color: #dd405e;
}
Background
.bg-dd405e {
  background-color: #dd405e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd405e {
  border: 2px solid #dd405e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd405e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 64 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 70% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd405e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd405e, #dd7140);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd405e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 64 94 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.36 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.43 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.96 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.95 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.52 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.85 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.21 #22bfa1 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dd405e  rgb(221, 64, 94)  hsl(349, 70%, 56%)  Amaranth
#40ddbf  rgb(64, 221, 191)  hsl(169, 70%, 56%)  Turquoise
#5edd40  rgb(94, 221, 64)  hsl(109, 70%, 56%)  Lime Green
#405edd  rgb(64, 94, 221)  hsl(229, 70%, 56%)  Royal Blue