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#DE2E4F

#de2e4f ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de2e4f 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 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.28% magenta, 64.41% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 348.75°, 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.29.

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Relative luminance0.1805

Complementary

  1. #de2e4f
  2. #2edebd

Split complementary

  1. #de2e4f
  2. #2ede65
  3. #2ea7de

Analogous

  1. #de2ea7
  2. #de2e4f
  3. #de652e

Triadic

  1. #de2e4f
  2. #4fde2e
  3. #2e4fde

Tetradic

  1. #de2e4f
  2. #debd2e
  3. #2edebd
  4. #2e4fde

Square

  1. #de2e4f
  2. #a7de2e
  3. #2edebd
  4. #652ede

Monochromatic

  1. #63101f
  2. #a51a34
  3. #de2e4f
  4. #e87087
  5. #f3b2be

Shades

#de2e4f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de2e4f
  2. #c82947
  3. #b2253f
  4. #9b2037
  5. #851c2f
  6. #6f1728
  7. #591220
  8. #430e18
  9. #2c0910
  10. #160508
  11. #000000

Tints

#de2e4f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de2e4f
  2. #e14361
  3. #e55872
  4. #e86d84
  5. #eb8295
  6. #ef97a7
  7. #f2abb9
  8. #f5c0ca
  9. #f8d5dc
  10. #fceaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de2e4f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de2e4f
  2. #d53654
  3. #cb3e59
  4. #c2475e
  5. #b84f63
  6. #af5768
  7. #a65f6c
  8. #9c6771
  9. #937076
  10. #89787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa6168 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635e4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f834a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34f4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46b4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0045 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de2e4f {
  color: #de2e4f;
}
Background
.bg-de2e4f {
  background-color: #de2e4f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de2e4f {
  border: 2px solid #de2e4f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de2e4f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 46 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de2e4f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de2e4f, #de652e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de2e4f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 46 79 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.29 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.43 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.20 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.28 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.32 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.53 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.14 #21d1b0 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#de2e4f  rgb(222, 46, 79)  hsl(349, 73%, 53%)  Amaranth
#2edebd  rgb(46, 222, 189)  hsl(169, 73%, 53%)  Turquoise
#4fde2e  rgb(79, 222, 46)  hsl(109, 73%, 53%)  Lime Green
#2e4fde  rgb(46, 79, 222)  hsl(229, 73%, 53%)  Iris