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#DE4B60

#de4b60 ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de4b60 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 29.41% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.22% magenta, 56.76% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 351.43°, with 69.01% saturation and 58.24% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 4.27.

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Relative luminance0.2141

Complementary

  1. #de4b60
  2. #4bdec9

Split complementary

  1. #de4b60
  2. #4bde80
  3. #4baade

Analogous

  1. #de4baa
  2. #de4b60
  3. #de804b

Triadic

  1. #de4b60
  2. #60de4b
  3. #4b60de

Tetradic

  1. #de4b60
  2. #dec94b
  3. #4bdec9
  4. #4b60de

Square

  1. #de4b60
  2. #aade4b
  3. #4bdec9
  4. #804bde

Monochromatic

  1. #7a1625
  2. #ba2238
  3. #de4b60
  4. #ea8c99
  5. #f6ccd2

Shades

#de4b60 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de4b60
  2. #c84456
  3. #b23c4d
  4. #9b3543
  5. #852d3a
  6. #6f2630
  7. #591e26
  8. #43171d
  9. #2c0f13
  10. #16080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#de4b60 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de4b60
  2. #e15d70
  3. #e56f80
  4. #e88190
  5. #eb93a0
  6. #efa5b0
  7. #f2b7bf
  8. #f5c9cf
  9. #f8dbdf
  10. #fcedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de4b60 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de4b60
  2. #d55063
  3. #cb5666
  4. #c25b6a
  5. #b8606d
  6. #af6670
  7. #a66b73
  8. #9c7076
  9. #93757a
  10. #897b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae6e74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706c60 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958b5c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f22c54 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a76160 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7765e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea3b59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de4b60 {
  color: #de4b60;
}
Background
.bg-de4b60 {
  background-color: #de4b60;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de4b60 {
  border: 2px solid #de4b60;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de4b60;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 75 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 69% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de4b60 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de4b60, #de804b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de4b60 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 75 96 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.27 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.05 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.17 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.38 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.46 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.15 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.12 #21b49f Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#de4b60  rgb(222, 75, 96)  hsl(351, 69%, 58%)  Amaranth
#4bdec9  rgb(75, 222, 201)  hsl(171, 69%, 58%)  Turquoise
#60de4b  rgb(96, 222, 75)  hsl(111, 69%, 58%)  Malachite
#4b60de  rgb(75, 96, 222)  hsl(231, 69%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue