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#DB2A4E

#db2a4e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db2a4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 16.47% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.82% magenta, 64.38% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 347.8°, with 71.08% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 2.21.

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Relative luminance0.1727

Complementary

  1. #db2a4e
  2. #2adbb7

Split complementary

  1. #db2a4e
  2. #2adb5f
  3. #2aa6db

Analogous

  1. #db2aa6
  2. #db2a4e
  3. #db5f2a

Triadic

  1. #db2a4e
  2. #4edb2a
  3. #2a4edb

Tetradic

  1. #db2a4e
  2. #dbb72a
  3. #2adbb7
  4. #2a4edb

Square

  1. #db2a4e
  2. #a6db2a
  3. #2adbb7
  4. #5f2adb

Monochromatic

  1. #5c101f
  2. #9e1b35
  3. #db2a4e
  4. #e66b84
  5. #f1adbb

Shades

#db2a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db2a4e
  2. #c52646
  3. #af223e
  4. #991d37
  5. #83192f
  6. #6e1527
  7. #58111f
  8. #420d17
  9. #2c0810
  10. #160408
  11. #000000

Tints

#db2a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db2a4e
  2. #df3f60
  3. #e25571
  4. #e66a83
  5. #e97f95
  6. #ed95a7
  7. #f1aab8
  8. #f4bfca
  9. #f8d4dc
  10. #fbeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db2a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db2a4e
  2. #d23353
  3. #c93b58
  4. #c0445d
  5. #b74c62
  6. #ae5567
  7. #a45e6c
  8. #9b6671
  9. #926f76
  10. #89777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75e66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605c4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c8049 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a04d4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1684b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e80043 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db2a4e {
  color: #db2a4e;
}
Background
.bg-db2a4e {
  background-color: #db2a4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db2a4e {
  border: 2px solid #db2a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db2a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 42 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db2a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db2a4e, #db5f2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db2a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 42 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 2.21 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.19 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.04 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.84 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.17 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.66 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.25 #24d5b1 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#db2a4e  rgb(219, 42, 78)  hsl(348, 71%, 51%)  Amaranth
#2adbb7  rgb(42, 219, 183)  hsl(168, 71%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4edb2a  rgb(78, 219, 42)  hsl(108, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green
#2a4edb  rgb(42, 78, 219)  hsl(228, 71%, 51%)  Iris