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#DB495C

#db495c ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db495c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 28.63% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 57.99% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 352.19°, with 66.97% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.67.

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Relative luminance0.206

Complementary

  1. #db495c
  2. #49dbc8

Split complementary

  1. #db495c
  2. #49db7f
  3. #49a5db

Analogous

  1. #db49a5
  2. #db495c
  3. #db7f49

Triadic

  1. #db495c
  2. #5cdb49
  3. #495cdb

Tetradic

  1. #db495c
  2. #dbc849
  3. #49dbc8
  4. #495cdb

Square

  1. #db495c
  2. #a5db49
  3. #49dbc8
  4. #7f49db

Monochromatic

  1. #741723
  2. #b42436
  3. #db495c
  4. #e88995
  5. #f4c9ce

Shades

#db495c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db495c
  2. #c54253
  3. #af3a4a
  4. #993340
  5. #832c37
  6. #6e252e
  7. #581d25
  8. #42161c
  9. #2c0f12
  10. #160709
  11. #000000

Tints

#db495c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db495c
  2. #df5b6c
  3. #e26d7d
  4. #e6808d
  5. #e9929d
  6. #eda4ae
  7. #f1b6be
  8. #f4c8ce
  9. #f8dbde
  10. #fbedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db495c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db495c
  2. #d24f60
  3. #c95463
  4. #c05a67
  5. #b75f6a
  6. #ae656e
  7. #a46a72
  8. #9b7075
  9. #927579
  10. #897b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab6c71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e6a5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938958 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef2951 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a55e5c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4745a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e73856 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db495c {
  color: #db495c;
}
Background
.bg-db495c {
  background-color: #db495c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db495c {
  border: 2px solid #db495c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db495c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 73 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 67% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db495c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db495c, #db7f49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db495c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 73 92 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.67 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.16 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 4.81 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.56 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.12 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.15 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.00 #24b6a3 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Amaranth
#db495c  rgb(219, 73, 92)  hsl(352, 67%, 57%)  Amaranth
#49dbc8  rgb(73, 219, 200)  hsl(172, 67%, 57%)  Turquoise
#5cdb49  rgb(92, 219, 73)  hsl(112, 67%, 57%)  Malachite
#495cdb  rgb(73, 92, 219)  hsl(232, 67%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue