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#DE2E4A

#de2e4a ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de2e4a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 18.04% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.28% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 350.45°, with 72.73% saturation and 52.55% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.88.

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Relative luminance0.1798

Complementary

  1. #de2e4a
  2. #2edec2

Split complementary

  1. #de2e4a
  2. #2ede6a
  3. #2ea2de

Analogous

  1. #de2ea2
  2. #de2e4a
  3. #de6a2e

Triadic

  1. #de2e4a
  2. #4ade2e
  3. #2e4ade

Tetradic

  1. #de2e4a
  2. #dec22e
  3. #2edec2
  4. #2e4ade

Square

  1. #de2e4a
  2. #a2de2e
  3. #2edec2
  4. #6a2ede

Monochromatic

  1. #63101d
  2. #a51a30
  3. #de2e4a
  4. #e87083
  5. #f3b2bc

Shades

#de2e4a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de2e4a
  2. #c82943
  3. #b2253b
  4. #9b2034
  5. #851c2c
  6. #6f1725
  7. #59121e
  8. #430e16
  9. #2c090f
  10. #160507
  11. #000000

Tints

#de2e4a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de2e4a
  2. #e1435c
  3. #e5586e
  4. #e86d80
  5. #eb8292
  6. #ef97a5
  7. #f2abb7
  8. #f5c0c9
  9. #f8d5db
  10. #fceaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de2e4a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de2e4a
  2. #d5364f
  3. #cb3e55
  4. #c2475a
  5. #b84f60
  6. #af5765
  7. #a65f6a
  8. #9c6770
  9. #937075
  10. #89787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa6167 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635e4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8345 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34f4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46b47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0041 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de2e4a {
  color: #de2e4a;
}
Background
.bg-de2e4a {
  background-color: #de2e4a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de2e4a {
  border: 2px solid #de2e4a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de2e4a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 46 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de2e4a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de2e4a, #de6a2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de2e4a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 46 74 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.88 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.19 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.97 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.54 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.62 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.62 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.72 #21d1b5 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#de2e4a  rgb(222, 46, 74)  hsl(350, 73%, 53%)  Amaranth
#2edec2  rgb(46, 222, 194)  hsl(170, 73%, 53%)  Turquoise
#4ade2e  rgb(74, 222, 46)  hsl(110, 73%, 53%)  Lime Green
#2e4ade  rgb(46, 74, 222)  hsl(230, 73%, 53%)  Iris