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#DE2D48

#de2d48 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de2d48 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 17.65% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.73% magenta, 67.57% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 350.85°, with 72.84% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.28.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1787

Complementary

  1. #de2d48
  2. #2ddec3

Split complementary

  1. #de2d48
  2. #2dde6a
  3. #2da0de

Analogous

  1. #de2da0
  2. #de2d48
  3. #de6a2d

Triadic

  1. #de2d48
  2. #48de2d
  3. #2d48de

Tetradic

  1. #de2d48
  2. #dec32d
  3. #2ddec3
  4. #2d48de

Square

  1. #de2d48
  2. #a0de2d
  3. #2ddec3
  4. #6a2dde

Monochromatic

  1. #630f1c
  2. #a51a2f
  3. #de2d48
  4. #e86f82
  5. #f3b1bb

Shades

#de2d48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de2d48
  2. #c82941
  3. #b2243a
  4. #9b2032
  5. #851b2b
  6. #6f1724
  7. #59121d
  8. #430e16
  9. #2c090e
  10. #160507
  11. #000000

Tints

#de2d48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de2d48
  2. #e1425a
  3. #e5576d
  4. #e86c7f
  5. #eb8191
  6. #ef96a4
  7. #f2abb6
  8. #f5c0c8
  9. #f8d5da
  10. #fceaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de2d48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de2d48
  2. #d5354e
  3. #cb3e53
  4. #c24659
  5. #b84e5e
  6. #af5764
  7. #a65f6a
  8. #9c676f
  9. #936f75
  10. #89787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa6066 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635e48 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8342 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f40039 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34e48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46b45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de2d48 {
  color: #de2d48;
}
Background
.bg-de2d48 {
  background-color: #de2d48;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de2d48 {
  border: 2px solid #de2d48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de2d48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 45 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de2d48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de2d48, #de6a2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de2d48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 45 72 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.28 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.83 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.26 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.66 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.42 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.47 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.04 #21d2b7 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#de2d48  rgb(222, 45, 72)  hsl(351, 73%, 52%)  Amaranth
#2ddec3  rgb(45, 222, 195)  hsl(171, 73%, 52%)  Turquoise
#48de2d  rgb(72, 222, 45)  hsl(111, 73%, 52%)  Lime Green
#2d48de  rgb(45, 72, 222)  hsl(231, 73%, 52%)  Iris