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#DD455D

#dd455d ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd455d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 27.06% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 68.78% magenta, 57.92% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 350.53°, with 69.09% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.35.

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Relative luminance0.2042

Complementary

  1. #dd455d
  2. #45ddc5

Split complementary

  1. #dd455d
  2. #45dd79
  3. #45a9dd

Analogous

  1. #dd45a9
  2. #dd455d
  3. #dd7945

Triadic

  1. #dd455d
  2. #5ddd45
  3. #455ddd

Tetradic

  1. #dd455d
  2. #ddc545
  3. #45ddc5
  4. #455ddd

Square

  1. #dd455d
  2. #a9dd45
  3. #45ddc5
  4. #7945dd

Monochromatic

  1. #741524
  2. #b42138
  3. #dd455d
  4. #e98695
  5. #f5c6ce

Shades

#dd455d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd455d
  2. #c73e54
  3. #b1374a
  4. #9b3041
  5. #852938
  6. #6f232f
  7. #581c25
  8. #42151c
  9. #2c0e13
  10. #160709
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd455d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd455d
  2. #e0586d
  3. #e46a7d
  4. #e77d8e
  5. #eb8f9e
  6. #eea2ae
  7. #f1b5be
  8. #f5c7ce
  9. #f8dadf
  10. #fcecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd455d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd455d
  2. #d44b61
  3. #ca5164
  4. #c15768
  5. #b85d6b
  6. #af636f
  7. #a56872
  8. #9c6e76
  9. #937479
  10. #897a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac6b71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c695d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938859 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1214f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a65c5d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5735b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea3355 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd455d {
  color: #dd455d;
}
Background
.bg-dd455d {
  background-color: #dd455d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd455d {
  border: 2px solid #dd455d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd455d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 69 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 69% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd455d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd455d, #dd7945);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd455d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 69 93 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.35 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.13 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.67 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.72 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.92 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.99 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.13 #22baa2 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dd455d  rgb(221, 69, 93)  hsl(351, 69%, 57%)  Amaranth
#45ddc5  rgb(69, 221, 197)  hsl(171, 69%, 57%)  Turquoise
#5ddd45  rgb(93, 221, 69)  hsl(111, 69%, 57%)  Malachite
#455ddd  rgb(69, 93, 221)  hsl(231, 69%, 57%)  Royal Blue