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#DE2248

#de2248 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de2248 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 13.33% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.68% magenta, 67.57% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 347.87°, with 74.02% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.36.

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Relative luminance0.1714

Complementary

  1. #de2248
  2. #22deb8

Split complementary

  1. #de2248
  2. #22de5a
  3. #22a6de

Analogous

  1. #de22a6
  2. #de2248
  3. #de5a22

Triadic

  1. #de2248
  2. #48de22
  3. #2248de

Tetradic

  1. #de2248
  2. #deb822
  3. #22deb8
  4. #2248de

Square

  1. #de2248
  2. #a6de22
  3. #22deb8
  4. #5a22de

Monochromatic

  1. #5a0d1d
  2. #9c1732
  3. #de2248
  4. #e8657f
  5. #f2a7b6

Shades

#de2248 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de2248
  2. #c81f41
  3. #b21b3a
  4. #9b1832
  5. #85142b
  6. #6f1124
  7. #590e1d
  8. #430a16
  9. #2c070e
  10. #160307
  11. #000000

Tints

#de2248 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de2248
  2. #e1385a
  3. #e54e6d
  4. #e8647f
  5. #eb7a91
  6. #ef91a4
  7. #f2a7b6
  8. #f5bdc8
  9. #f8d3da
  10. #fce9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de2248 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de2248
  2. #d52b4e
  3. #cb3553
  4. #c23e59
  5. #b8485e
  6. #af5164
  7. #a65a6a
  8. #9c646f
  9. #936d75
  10. #89777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95d64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5a48 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8142 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24a48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36845 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb003d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de2248 {
  color: #de2248;
}
Background
.bg-de2248 {
  background-color: #de2248;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de2248 {
  border: 2px solid #de2248;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de2248;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 34 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de2248 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de2248, #de5a22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de2248 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 34 72 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.36 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.69 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.17 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.84 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.00 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.05 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.54 #21ddb7 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#de2248  rgb(222, 34, 72)  hsl(348, 74%, 50%)  Amaranth
#22deb8  rgb(34, 222, 184)  hsl(168, 74%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine
#48de22  rgb(72, 222, 34)  hsl(108, 74%, 50%)  Lime Green
#2248de  rgb(34, 72, 222)  hsl(228, 74%, 50%)  Iris