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#DE244B

#de244b ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de244b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 14.12% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.78% magenta, 66.22% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 347.42°, with 73.81% saturation and 50.59% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.02.

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Relative luminance0.173

Complementary

  1. #de244b
  2. #24deb7

Split complementary

  1. #de244b
  2. #24de5a
  3. #24a8de

Analogous

  1. #de24a8
  2. #de244b
  3. #de5a24

Triadic

  1. #de244b
  2. #4bde24
  3. #244bde

Tetradic

  1. #de244b
  2. #deb724
  3. #24deb7
  4. #244bde

Square

  1. #de244b
  2. #a8de24
  3. #24deb7
  4. #5a24de

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0e1e
  2. #9e1834
  3. #de244b
  4. #e86682
  5. #f2a9b8

Shades

#de244b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de244b
  2. #c82044
  3. #b21d3c
  4. #9b1935
  5. #85162d
  6. #6f1226
  7. #590e1e
  8. #430b17
  9. #2c070f
  10. #160408
  11. #000000

Tints

#de244b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de244b
  2. #e13a5d
  3. #e5506f
  4. #e86681
  5. #eb7c93
  6. #ef92a5
  7. #f2a7b7
  8. #f5bdc9
  9. #f8d3db
  10. #fce9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de244b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de244b
  2. #d52d50
  3. #cb3656
  4. #c2405b
  5. #b84960
  6. #af5266
  7. #a65b6b
  8. #9c6470
  9. #936e75
  10. #89777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95e66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5b4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8145 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40036 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24b4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36848 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb003f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de244b {
  color: #de244b;
}
Background
.bg-de244b {
  background-color: #de244b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de244b {
  border: 2px solid #de244b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de244b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 36 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de244b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de244b, #de5a24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de244b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 36 75 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.02 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.39 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.84 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.33 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.82 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.96 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.17 #21dbb4 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#de244b  rgb(222, 36, 75)  hsl(347, 74%, 51%)  Amaranth
#24deb7  rgb(36, 222, 183)  hsl(167, 74%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4bde24  rgb(75, 222, 36)  hsl(107, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green
#244bde  rgb(36, 75, 222)  hsl(227, 74%, 51%)  Iris