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#DD425E

#dd425e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd425e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 25.88% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.14% magenta, 57.47% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 349.16°, with 69.51% saturation and 56.27% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.38.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.2008

Complementary

  1. #dd425e
  2. #42ddc1

Split complementary

  1. #dd425e
  2. #42dd73
  3. #42abdd

Analogous

  1. #dd42ab
  2. #dd425e
  3. #dd7342

Triadic

  1. #dd425e
  2. #5edd42
  3. #425edd

Tetradic

  1. #dd425e
  2. #ddc142
  3. #42ddc1
  4. #425edd

Square

  1. #dd425e
  2. #abdd42
  3. #42ddc1
  4. #7342dd

Monochromatic

  1. #721425
  2. #b2203b
  3. #dd425e
  4. #e98395
  5. #f4c4cc

Shades

#dd425e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd425e
  2. #c73b55
  3. #b1354b
  4. #9b2e42
  5. #852838
  6. #6f212f
  7. #581a26
  8. #42141c
  9. #2c0d13
  10. #160709
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd425e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd425e
  2. #e0556e
  3. #e4687e
  4. #e77b8e
  5. #eb8e9e
  6. #eea1af
  7. #f1b3bf
  8. #f5c6cf
  9. #f8d9df
  10. #fcecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd425e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd425e
  2. #d44861
  3. #ca4e65
  4. #c15568
  5. #b85b6c
  6. #af616f
  7. #a56772
  8. #9c6d76
  9. #937479
  10. #897a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab6971 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a675e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92885a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f11a4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a55b5e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5725c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea2f55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd425e {
  color: #dd425e;
}
Background
.bg-dd425e {
  background-color: #dd425e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd425e {
  border: 2px solid #dd425e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd425e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 66 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 70% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd425e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd425e, #dd7342);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd425e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 66 94 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.38 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.82 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.03 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.35 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.92 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.12 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.21 #22bda1 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dd425e  rgb(221, 66, 94)  hsl(349, 70%, 56%)  Amaranth
#42ddc1  rgb(66, 221, 193)  hsl(169, 70%, 56%)  Turquoise
#5edd42  rgb(94, 221, 66)  hsl(109, 70%, 56%)  Lime Green
#425edd  rgb(66, 94, 221)  hsl(229, 70%, 56%)  Royal Blue