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#DE1C4E

#de1c4e ≈ Amaranth

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#de1c4e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 10.98% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.39% magenta, 64.86% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 344.54°, with 77.6% saturation and 49.02% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.1691

Complementary

  1. #de1c4e
  2. #1cdeac

Split complementary

  1. #de1c4e
  2. #1cde4b
  3. #1cafde

Analogous

  1. #de1caf
  2. #de1c4e
  3. #de4b1c

Triadic

  1. #de1c4e
  2. #4ede1c
  3. #1c4ede

Tetradic

  1. #de1c4e
  2. #deac1c
  3. #1cdeac
  4. #1c4ede

Square

  1. #de1c4e
  2. #afde1c
  3. #1cdeac
  4. #4b1cde

Monochromatic

  1. #560b1e
  2. #9a1336
  3. #de1c4e
  4. #ea5c81
  5. #f3a0b5

Shades

#de1c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de1c4e
  2. #c81946
  3. #b2163e
  4. #9b1437
  5. #85112f
  6. #6f0e27
  7. #590b1f
  8. #430817
  9. #2c0610
  10. #160308
  11. #000000

Tints

#de1c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de1c4e
  2. #e13360
  3. #e54971
  4. #e86083
  5. #eb7795
  6. #ef8ea7
  7. #f2a4b8
  8. #f5bbca
  9. #f8d2dc
  10. #fce8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de1c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de1c4e
  2. #d52653
  3. #cb3058
  4. #c23a5d
  5. #b84462
  6. #af4e67
  7. #a6586c
  8. #9c6271
  9. #936c76
  10. #89767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85c66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c594e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c8048 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1484e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3674b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de1c4e {
  color: #de1c4e;
}
Background
.bg-de1c4e {
  background-color: #de1c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de1c4e {
  border: 2px solid #de1c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de1c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 28 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 78% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de1c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de1c4e, #de4b1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de1c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 28 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.78 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.97 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.03 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.47 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.82 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.83 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.40 #21e3b1 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#de1c4e  rgb(222, 28, 78)  hsl(345, 78%, 49%)  Amaranth
#1cdeac  rgb(28, 222, 172)  hsl(165, 78%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#4ede1c  rgb(78, 222, 28)  hsl(105, 78%, 49%)  Lime Green
#1c4ede  rgb(28, 78, 222)  hsl(225, 78%, 49%)  Sapphire