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#DF284A

#df284a ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#df284a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 15.69% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.06% magenta, 66.82% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 348.85°, with 74.09% saturation and 51.57% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.75.

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Relative luminance0.177

Complementary

  1. #df284a
  2. #28dfbd

Split complementary

  1. #df284a
  2. #28df61
  3. #28a6df

Analogous

  1. #df28a6
  2. #df284a
  3. #df6128

Triadic

  1. #df284a
  2. #4adf28
  3. #284adf

Tetradic

  1. #df284a
  2. #dfbd28
  3. #28dfbd
  4. #284adf

Square

  1. #df284a
  2. #a6df28
  3. #28dfbd
  4. #6128df

Monochromatic

  1. #600e1d
  2. #a21832
  3. #df284a
  4. #e96b82
  5. #f3adba

Shades

#df284a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df284a
  2. #c92443
  3. #b2203b
  4. #9c1c34
  5. #86182c
  6. #701425
  7. #59101e
  8. #430c16
  9. #2d080f
  10. #160407
  11. #000000

Tints

#df284a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df284a
  2. #e23e5c
  3. #e5536e
  4. #e96980
  5. #ec7e92
  6. #ef94a5
  7. #f2a9b7
  8. #f5bfc9
  9. #f9d4db
  10. #fceaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df284a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df284a
  2. #d6314f
  3. #cc3a55
  4. #c3425a
  5. #b94b60
  6. #b05465
  7. #a65d6a
  8. #9d6670
  9. #936e75
  10. #8a777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa5f66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615c4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8244 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f50038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34d4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56a47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec0040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df284a {
  color: #df284a;
}
Background
.bg-df284a {
  background-color: #df284a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-df284a {
  border: 2px solid #df284a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df284a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 40 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df284a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df284a, #df6128);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df284a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 40 74 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.75 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.13 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.02 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.55 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.06 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.36 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.43 #20d7b5 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#df284a  rgb(223, 40, 74)  hsl(349, 74%, 52%)  Amaranth
#28dfbd  rgb(40, 223, 189)  hsl(169, 74%, 52%)  Turquoise
#4adf28  rgb(74, 223, 40)  hsl(109, 74%, 52%)  Lime Green
#284adf  rgb(40, 74, 223)  hsl(229, 74%, 52%)  Iris