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#DE495C

#de495c ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de495c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 28.63% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.12% magenta, 58.56% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 352.35°, with 69.3% saturation and 57.84% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.7.

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Relative luminance0.2107

Complementary

  1. #de495c
  2. #49decb

Split complementary

  1. #de495c
  2. #49de80
  3. #49a6de

Analogous

  1. #de49a6
  2. #de495c
  3. #de8049

Triadic

  1. #de495c
  2. #5cde49
  3. #495cde

Tetradic

  1. #de495c
  2. #decb49
  3. #49decb
  4. #495cde

Square

  1. #de495c
  2. #a6de49
  3. #49decb
  4. #8049de

Monochromatic

  1. #781622
  2. #b92235
  3. #de495c
  4. #ea8a96
  5. #f5cbd0

Shades

#de495c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de495c
  2. #c84253
  3. #b23a4a
  4. #9b3340
  5. #852c37
  6. #6f252e
  7. #591d25
  8. #43161c
  9. #2c0f12
  10. #160709
  11. #000000

Tints

#de495c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de495c
  2. #e15b6c
  3. #e56d7d
  4. #e8808d
  5. #eb929d
  6. #efa4ae
  7. #f2b6be
  8. #f5c8ce
  9. #f8dbde
  10. #fcedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de495c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de495c
  2. #d54f60
  3. #cb5463
  4. #c25a67
  5. #b85f6a
  6. #af656e
  7. #a66a72
  8. #9c7075
  9. #937579
  10. #897b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad6d72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f6b5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958a58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f32751 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a75f5c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7755a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb3856 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de495c {
  color: #de495c;
}
Background
.bg-de495c {
  background-color: #de495c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de495c {
  border: 2px solid #de495c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de495c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 73 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 69% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de495c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de495c, #de8049);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de495c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 73 92 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.70 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.73 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 4.85 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.57 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.75 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.90 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.30 #21b6a3 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Amaranth
#de495c  rgb(222, 73, 92)  hsl(352, 69%, 58%)  Amaranth
#49decb  rgb(73, 222, 203)  hsl(172, 69%, 58%)  Turquoise
#5cde49  rgb(92, 222, 73)  hsl(112, 69%, 58%)  Malachite
#495cde  rgb(73, 92, 222)  hsl(232, 69%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue