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#DE3B59

#de3b59 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de3b59 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 23.14% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.42% magenta, 59.91% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 348.96°, with 71.18% saturation and 55.1% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.26.

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Relative luminance0.1938

Complementary

  1. #de3b59
  2. #3bdec0

Split complementary

  1. #de3b59
  2. #3bde6f
  3. #3baade

Analogous

  1. #de3baa
  2. #de3b59
  3. #de6f3b

Triadic

  1. #de3b59
  2. #59de3b
  3. #3b59de

Tetradic

  1. #de3b59
  2. #dec03b
  3. #3bdec0
  4. #3b59de

Square

  1. #de3b59
  2. #aade3b
  3. #3bdec0
  4. #6f3bde

Monochromatic

  1. #6e1223
  2. #af1d38
  3. #de3b59
  4. #e97c90
  5. #f4bec8

Shades

#de3b59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de3b59
  2. #c83550
  3. #b22f47
  4. #9b293e
  5. #852335
  6. #6f1e2d
  7. #591824
  8. #43121b
  9. #2c0c12
  10. #160609
  11. #000000

Tints

#de3b59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de3b59
  2. #e14f6a
  3. #e5627a
  4. #e8768b
  5. #eb899b
  6. #ef9dac
  7. #f2b1bd
  8. #f5c4cd
  9. #f8d8de
  10. #fcebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de3b59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de3b59
  2. #d5425d
  3. #cb4961
  4. #c25065
  5. #b85769
  6. #af5e6d
  7. #a66470
  8. #9c6b74
  9. #937278
  10. #89797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab666e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #676459 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918655 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f30048 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a55759 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b57056 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb234f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de3b59 {
  color: #de3b59;
}
Background
.bg-de3b59 {
  background-color: #de3b59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de3b59 {
  border: 2px solid #de3b59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de3b59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 59 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 71% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de3b59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de3b59, #de6f3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de3b59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 59 89 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.26 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.55 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.98 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.95 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.61 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.66 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.48 #21c4a6 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amaranth
#de3b59  rgb(222, 59, 89)  hsl(349, 71%, 55%)  Amaranth
#3bdec0  rgb(59, 222, 192)  hsl(169, 71%, 55%)  Turquoise
#59de3b  rgb(89, 222, 59)  hsl(109, 71%, 55%)  Lime Green
#3b59de  rgb(59, 89, 222)  hsl(229, 71%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue