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#DE2B4E

#de2b4e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de2b4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 16.86% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.63% magenta, 64.86% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 348.27°, with 73.06% saturation and 51.96% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.47.

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Relative luminance0.1781

Complementary

  1. #de2b4e
  2. #2bdebb

Split complementary

  1. #de2b4e
  2. #2bde62
  3. #2ba7de

Analogous

  1. #de2ba7
  2. #de2b4e
  3. #de622b

Triadic

  1. #de2b4e
  2. #4ede2b
  3. #2b4ede

Tetradic

  1. #de2b4e
  2. #debb2b
  3. #2bdebb
  4. #2b4ede

Square

  1. #de2b4e
  2. #a7de2b
  3. #2bdebb
  4. #622bde

Monochromatic

  1. #610f1f
  2. #a31934
  3. #de2b4e
  4. #e86d85
  5. #f3afbd

Shades

#de2b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de2b4e
  2. #c82746
  3. #b2223e
  4. #9b1e37
  5. #851a2f
  6. #6f1627
  7. #59111f
  8. #430d17
  9. #2c0910
  10. #160408
  11. #000000

Tints

#de2b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de2b4e
  2. #e14060
  3. #e55571
  4. #e86b83
  5. #eb8095
  6. #ef95a7
  7. #f2aab8
  8. #f5bfca
  9. #f8d5dc
  10. #fceaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de2b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de2b4e
  2. #d53453
  3. #cb3c58
  4. #c2455d
  5. #b84d62
  6. #af5667
  7. #a65e6c
  8. #9c6771
  9. #936f76
  10. #89787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a96068 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625d4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8249 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a34e4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46a4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0043 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de2b4e {
  color: #de2b4e;
}
Background
.bg-de2b4e {
  background-color: #de2b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de2b4e {
  border: 2px solid #de2b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de2b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 43 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de2b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de2b4e, #de622b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de2b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 43 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.47 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.52 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.99 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.19 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.38 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.66 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.07 #21d4b1 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#de2b4e  rgb(222, 43, 78)  hsl(348, 73%, 52%)  Amaranth
#2bdebb  rgb(43, 222, 187)  hsl(168, 73%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4ede2b  rgb(78, 222, 43)  hsl(108, 73%, 52%)  Lime Green
#2b4ede  rgb(43, 78, 222)  hsl(228, 73%, 52%)  Iris