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#DE244F

#de244f ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de244f 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 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.78% magenta, 64.41% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 346.13°, 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.17.

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Relative luminance0.1736

Complementary

  1. #de244f
  2. #24deb3

Split complementary

  1. #de244f
  2. #24de56
  3. #24acde

Analogous

  1. #de24ac
  2. #de244f
  3. #de5624

Triadic

  1. #de244f
  2. #4fde24
  3. #244fde

Tetradic

  1. #de244f
  2. #deb324
  3. #24deb3
  4. #244fde

Square

  1. #de244f
  2. #acde24
  3. #24deb3
  4. #5624de

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0e20
  2. #9e1837
  3. #de244f
  4. #e86684
  5. #f2a9ba

Shades

#de244f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de244f
  2. #c82047
  3. #b21d3f
  4. #9b1937
  5. #85162f
  6. #6f1228
  7. #590e20
  8. #430b18
  9. #2c0710
  10. #160408
  11. #000000

Tints

#de244f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de244f
  2. #e13a61
  3. #e55072
  4. #e86684
  5. #eb7c95
  6. #ef92a7
  7. #f2a7b9
  8. #f5bdca
  9. #f8d3dc
  10. #fce9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de244f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de244f
  2. #d52d54
  3. #cb3659
  4. #c2405e
  5. #b84963
  6. #af5268
  7. #a65b6c
  8. #9c6471
  9. #936e76
  10. #89777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95e67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5b4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d814a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24b4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3684c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0042 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de244f {
  color: #de244f;
}
Background
.bg-de244f {
  background-color: #de244f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de244f {
  border: 2px solid #de244f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de244f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 36 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de244f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de244f, #de5624);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de244f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 36 79 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.17 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.69 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.25 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.42 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.76 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.12 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.13 #21dbb0 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#de244f  rgb(222, 36, 79)  hsl(346, 74%, 51%)  Amaranth
#24deb3  rgb(36, 222, 179)  hsl(166, 74%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#4fde24  rgb(79, 222, 36)  hsl(106, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green
#244fde  rgb(36, 79, 222)  hsl(226, 74%, 51%)  Iris