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#DD495C

#dd495c ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd495c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 28.63% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.97% magenta, 58.37% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 352.3°, with 68.52% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.2091

Complementary

  1. #dd495c
  2. #49ddca

Split complementary

  1. #dd495c
  2. #49dd80
  3. #49a6dd

Analogous

  1. #dd49a6
  2. #dd495c
  3. #dd8049

Triadic

  1. #dd495c
  2. #5cdd49
  3. #495cdd

Tetradic

  1. #dd495c
  2. #ddca49
  3. #49ddca
  4. #495cdd

Square

  1. #dd495c
  2. #a6dd49
  3. #49ddca
  4. #8049dd

Monochromatic

  1. #771623
  2. #b72235
  3. #dd495c
  4. #e98996
  5. #f5cacf

Shades

#dd495c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd495c
  2. #c74253
  3. #b13a4a
  4. #9b3340
  5. #852c37
  6. #6f252e
  7. #581d25
  8. #42161c
  9. #2c0f12
  10. #160709
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd495c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd495c
  2. #e05b6c
  3. #e46d7d
  4. #e7808d
  5. #eb929d
  6. #eea4ae
  7. #f1b6be
  8. #f5c8ce
  9. #f8dbde
  10. #fcedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd495c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd495c
  2. #d44f60
  3. #ca5463
  4. #c15a67
  5. #b85f6a
  6. #af656e
  7. #a56a72
  8. #9c7075
  9. #937579
  10. #897b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac6d72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f6b5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958a58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f12851 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a75f5c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6755a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea3856 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd495c {
  color: #dd495c;
}
Background
.bg-dd495c {
  background-color: #dd495c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd495c {
  border: 2px solid #dd495c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd495c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 73 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 69% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd495c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd495c, #dd8049);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd495c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 73 92 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.68 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.54 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 4.83 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.75 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.78 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.88 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.19 #22b6a3 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Amaranth
#dd495c  rgb(221, 73, 92)  hsl(352, 69%, 58%)  Amaranth
#49ddca  rgb(73, 221, 202)  hsl(172, 69%, 58%)  Turquoise
#5cdd49  rgb(92, 221, 73)  hsl(112, 69%, 58%)  Malachite
#495cdd  rgb(73, 92, 221)  hsl(232, 69%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue