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#DE2F4E

#de2f4e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de2f4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 18.43% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.83% magenta, 64.86% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 349.37°, with 72.61% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.28.

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Relative luminance0.1811

Complementary

  1. #de2f4e
  2. #2fdebf

Split complementary

  1. #de2f4e
  2. #2fde68
  3. #2fa6de

Analogous

  1. #de2fa6
  2. #de2f4e
  3. #de682f

Triadic

  1. #de2f4e
  2. #4ede2f
  3. #2f4ede

Tetradic

  1. #de2f4e
  2. #debf2f
  3. #2fdebf
  4. #2f4ede

Square

  1. #de2f4e
  2. #a6de2f
  3. #2fdebf
  4. #682fde

Monochromatic

  1. #64101f
  2. #a61a33
  3. #de2f4e
  4. #e87186
  5. #f3b3be

Shades

#de2f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de2f4e
  2. #c82a46
  3. #b2263e
  4. #9b2137
  5. #851c2f
  6. #6f1827
  7. #59131f
  8. #430e17
  9. #2c0910
  10. #160508
  11. #000000

Tints

#de2f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de2f4e
  2. #e14460
  3. #e55971
  4. #e86d83
  5. #eb8295
  6. #ef97a7
  7. #f2acb8
  8. #f5c1ca
  9. #f8d5dc
  10. #fceaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de2f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de2f4e
  2. #d53753
  3. #cb3f58
  4. #c2475d
  5. #b84f62
  6. #af5867
  7. #a6606c
  8. #9c6871
  9. #937076
  10. #89787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa6168 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635f4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8349 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3504e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46b4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb0044 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de2f4e {
  color: #de2f4e;
}
Background
.bg-de2f4e {
  background-color: #de2f4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de2f4e {
  border: 2px solid #de2f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de2f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 47 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de2f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de2f4e, #de682f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de2f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 47 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.28 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.51 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.98 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.46 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.67 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.68 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.54 #21d0b1 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#de2f4e  rgb(222, 47, 78)  hsl(349, 73%, 53%)  Amaranth
#2fdebf  rgb(47, 222, 191)  hsl(169, 73%, 53%)  Turquoise
#4ede2f  rgb(78, 222, 47)  hsl(109, 73%, 53%)  Lime Green
#2f4ede  rgb(47, 78, 222)  hsl(229, 73%, 53%)  Iris