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#DE254E

#de254e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de254e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.33% magenta, 64.86% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 346.7°, 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 1.98.

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Relative luminance0.174

Complementary

  1. #de254e
  2. #25deb5

Split complementary

  1. #de254e
  2. #25de58
  3. #25abde

Analogous

  1. #de25ab
  2. #de254e
  3. #de5825

Triadic

  1. #de254e
  2. #4ede25
  3. #254ede

Tetradic

  1. #de254e
  2. #deb525
  3. #25deb5
  4. #254ede

Square

  1. #de254e
  2. #abde25
  3. #25deb5
  4. #5825de

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0e1f
  2. #9e1836
  3. #de254e
  4. #e86784
  5. #f2aaba

Shades

#de254e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de254e
  2. #c82146
  3. #b21e3e
  4. #9b1a37
  5. #85162f
  6. #6f1327
  7. #590f1f
  8. #430b17
  9. #2c0710
  10. #160408
  11. #000000

Tints

#de254e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de254e
  2. #e13b60
  3. #e55171
  4. #e86683
  5. #eb7c95
  6. #ef92a7
  7. #f2a8b8
  8. #f5beca
  9. #f8d3dc
  10. #fce9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de254e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de254e
  2. #d52e53
  3. #cb3758
  4. #c2405d
  5. #b84962
  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 #a95e67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5b4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8149 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24b4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3684b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0042 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de254e {
  color: #de254e;
}
Background
.bg-de254e {
  background-color: #de254e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de254e {
  border: 2px solid #de254e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de254e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 37 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de254e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de254e, #de5825);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de254e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 37 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.98 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.66 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.13 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.60 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.06 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.48 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.01 #21dab1 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#de254e  rgb(222, 37, 78)  hsl(347, 74%, 51%)  Amaranth
#25deb5  rgb(37, 222, 181)  hsl(167, 74%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#4ede25  rgb(78, 222, 37)  hsl(107, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green
#254ede  rgb(37, 78, 222)  hsl(227, 74%, 51%)  Iris