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#DE3151

#de3151 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de3151 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 19.22% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.93% magenta, 63.51% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 348.9°, with 72.38% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.21.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1832

Complementary

  1. #de3151
  2. #31debe

Split complementary

  1. #de3151
  2. #31de68
  3. #31a8de

Analogous

  1. #de31a8
  2. #de3151
  3. #de6831

Triadic

  1. #de3151
  2. #51de31
  3. #3151de

Tetradic

  1. #de3151
  2. #debe31
  3. #31debe
  4. #3151de

Square

  1. #de3151
  2. #a8de31
  3. #31debe
  4. #6831de

Monochromatic

  1. #661020
  2. #a81b35
  3. #de3151
  4. #e97389
  5. #f3b5c0

Shades

#de3151 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de3151
  2. #c82c49
  3. #b22741
  4. #9b2239
  5. #851d31
  6. #6f1929
  7. #591420
  8. #430f18
  9. #2c0a10
  10. #160508
  11. #000000

Tints

#de3151 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de3151
  2. #e14662
  3. #e55a74
  4. #e86f85
  5. #eb8397
  6. #ef98a8
  7. #f2adb9
  8. #f5c1cb
  9. #f8d6dc
  10. #fceaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de3151 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de3151
  2. #d53956
  3. #cb415a
  4. #c2495f
  5. #b85164
  6. #af5969
  7. #a6606d
  8. #9c6872
  9. #937077
  10. #89787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa626a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #646051 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f844c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3003f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a35151 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46c4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0847 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de3151 {
  color: #de3151;
}
Background
.bg-de3151 {
  background-color: #de3151;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de3151 {
  border: 2px solid #de3151;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de3151;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 49 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 72% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de3151 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de3151, #de6831);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de3151 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 49 81 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.21 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.33 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.65 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.01 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.15 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.46 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.00 #21ceae Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#de3151  rgb(222, 49, 81)  hsl(349, 72%, 53%)  Amaranth
#31debe  rgb(49, 222, 190)  hsl(169, 72%, 53%)  Turquoise
#51de31  rgb(81, 222, 49)  hsl(109, 72%, 53%)  Lime Green
#3151de  rgb(49, 81, 222)  hsl(229, 72%, 53%)  Iris