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#DB2F4E

#db2f4e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db2f4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 18.43% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.54% magenta, 64.38% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 349.19°, with 70.49% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.85.

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Relative luminance0.1764

Complementary

  1. #db2f4e
  2. #2fdbbc

Split complementary

  1. #db2f4e
  2. #2fdb66
  3. #2fa4db

Analogous

  1. #db2fa4
  2. #db2f4e
  3. #db662f

Triadic

  1. #db2f4e
  2. #4edb2f
  3. #2f4edb

Tetradic

  1. #db2f4e
  2. #dbbc2f
  3. #2fdbbc
  4. #2f4edb

Square

  1. #db2f4e
  2. #a4db2f
  3. #2fdbbc
  4. #662fdb

Monochromatic

  1. #60111f
  2. #a21c34
  3. #db2f4e
  4. #e67085
  5. #f2b1bd

Shades

#db2f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db2f4e
  2. #c52a46
  3. #af263e
  4. #992137
  5. #831c2f
  6. #6e1827
  7. #58131f
  8. #420e17
  9. #2c0910
  10. #160508
  11. #000000

Tints

#db2f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db2f4e
  2. #df4460
  3. #e25971
  4. #e66d83
  5. #e98295
  6. #ed97a7
  7. #f1acb8
  8. #f4c1ca
  9. #f8d5dc
  10. #fbeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db2f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db2f4e
  2. #d23753
  3. #c93f58
  4. #c0475d
  5. #b74f62
  6. #ae5867
  7. #a4606c
  8. #9b6871
  9. #927076
  10. #89787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a86067 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625e4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8149 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14f4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26a4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e80244 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db2f4e {
  color: #db2f4e;
}
Background
.bg-db2f4e {
  background-color: #db2f4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db2f4e {
  border: 2px solid #db2f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db2f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 47 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 70% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db2f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db2f4e, #db662f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db2f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 47 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.85 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.06 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.93 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.40 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.49 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.08 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.22 #24d0b1 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#db2f4e  rgb(219, 47, 78)  hsl(349, 70%, 52%)  Amaranth
#2fdbbc  rgb(47, 219, 188)  hsl(169, 70%, 52%)  Turquoise
#4edb2f  rgb(78, 219, 47)  hsl(109, 70%, 52%)  Lime Green
#2f4edb  rgb(47, 78, 219)  hsl(229, 70%, 52%)  Iris