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#DE254D

#de254d ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de254d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 14.51% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.33% magenta, 65.32% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 347.03°, with 73.71% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.1739

Complementary

  1. #de254d
  2. #25deb6

Split complementary

  1. #de254d
  2. #25de59
  3. #25a9de

Analogous

  1. #de25a9
  2. #de254d
  3. #de5925

Triadic

  1. #de254d
  2. #4dde25
  3. #254dde

Tetradic

  1. #de254d
  2. #deb625
  3. #25deb6
  4. #254dde

Square

  1. #de254d
  2. #a9de25
  3. #25deb6
  4. #5925de

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0e1f
  2. #9e1835
  3. #de254d
  4. #e86783
  5. #f2aab9

Shades

#de254d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de254d
  2. #c82145
  3. #b21e3e
  4. #9b1a36
  5. #85162e
  6. #6f1327
  7. #590f1f
  8. #430b17
  9. #2c070f
  10. #160408
  11. #000000

Tints

#de254d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de254d
  2. #e13b5f
  3. #e55171
  4. #e86682
  5. #eb7c94
  6. #ef92a6
  7. #f2a8b8
  8. #f5beca
  9. #f8d3db
  10. #fce9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de254d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de254d
  2. #d52e52
  3. #cb3757
  4. #c2405c
  5. #b84961
  6. #af5367
  7. #a65c6c
  8. #9c6571
  9. #936e76
  10. #89777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95e66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5b4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8148 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24b4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3684a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0041 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de254d {
  color: #de254d;
}
Background
.bg-de254d {
  background-color: #de254d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de254d {
  border: 2px solid #de254d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de254d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 37 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de254d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de254d, #de5925);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de254d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 37 77 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.93 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.70 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.87 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.87 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.33 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.75 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.96 #21dab2 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#de254d  rgb(222, 37, 77)  hsl(347, 74%, 51%)  Amaranth
#25deb6  rgb(37, 222, 182)  hsl(167, 74%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#4dde25  rgb(77, 222, 37)  hsl(107, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green
#254dde  rgb(37, 77, 222)  hsl(227, 74%, 51%)  Iris