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#DE1E4E

#de1e4e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#de1e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 11.76% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.49% magenta, 64.86% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 76.19% saturation and 49.41% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.62.

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Relative luminance0.1701

Complementary

  1. #de1e4e
  2. #1edeae

Split complementary

  1. #de1e4e
  2. #1ede4e
  3. #1eaede

Analogous

  1. #de1eae
  2. #de1e4e
  3. #de4e1e

Triadic

  1. #de1e4e
  2. #4ede1e
  3. #1e4ede

Tetradic

  1. #de1e4e
  2. #deae1e
  3. #1edeae
  4. #1e4ede

Square

  1. #de1e4e
  2. #aede1e
  3. #1edeae
  4. #4e1ede

Monochromatic

  1. #570c1f
  2. #9b1536
  3. #de1e4e
  4. #e95f82
  5. #f2a2b6

Shades

#de1e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de1e4e
  2. #c81b46
  3. #b2183e
  4. #9b1537
  5. #85122f
  6. #6f0f27
  7. #590c1f
  8. #430917
  9. #2c0610
  10. #160308
  11. #000000

Tints

#de1e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de1e4e
  2. #e13560
  3. #e54b71
  4. #e86283
  5. #eb7895
  6. #ef8fa7
  7. #f2a5b8
  8. #f5bcca
  9. #f8d2dc
  10. #fce9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de1e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de1e4e
  2. #d52853
  3. #cb3258
  4. #c23b5d
  5. #b84562
  6. #af4f67
  7. #a6596c
  8. #9c6371
  9. #936c76
  10. #89767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95c66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5a4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c8049 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40035 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1494e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3674b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de1e4e {
  color: #de1e4e;
}
Background
.bg-de1e4e {
  background-color: #de1e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de1e4e {
  border: 2px solid #de1e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de1e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 30 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 76% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de1e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de1e4e, #de4e1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de1e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 30 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.62 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.94 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.09 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.38 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.86 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.95 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.42 #21e1b1 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#de1e4e  rgb(222, 30, 78)  hsl(345, 76%, 49%)  Amaranth
#1edeae  rgb(30, 222, 174)  hsl(165, 76%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#4ede1e  rgb(78, 222, 30)  hsl(105, 76%, 49%)  Lime Green
#1e4ede  rgb(30, 78, 222)  hsl(225, 76%, 49%)  Sapphire