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#DF2E4E

#df2e4e ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#df2e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 18.04% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.37% magenta, 65.02% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 349.15°, with 73.44% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 1.13.

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Relative luminance0.1819

Complementary

  1. #df2e4e
  2. #2edfbf

Split complementary

  1. #df2e4e
  2. #2edf67
  3. #2ea7df

Analogous

  1. #df2ea7
  2. #df2e4e
  3. #df672e

Triadic

  1. #df2e4e
  2. #4edf2e
  3. #2e4edf

Tetradic

  1. #df2e4e
  2. #dfbf2e
  3. #2edfbf
  4. #2e4edf

Square

  1. #df2e4e
  2. #a7df2e
  3. #2edfbf
  4. #672edf

Monochromatic

  1. #650f1f
  2. #a71a33
  3. #df2e4e
  4. #e97086
  5. #f3b3be

Shades

#df2e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df2e4e
  2. #c92946
  3. #b2253e
  4. #9c2037
  5. #861c2f
  6. #701727
  7. #59121f
  8. #430e17
  9. #2d0910
  10. #160508
  11. #000000

Tints

#df2e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df2e4e
  2. #e24360
  3. #e55871
  4. #e96d83
  5. #ec8295
  6. #ef97a7
  7. #f2abb8
  8. #f5c0ca
  9. #f9d5dc
  10. #fceaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df2e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df2e4e
  2. #d63653
  3. #cc3e58
  4. #c3475d
  5. #b94f62
  6. #b05767
  7. #a65f6c
  8. #9d6771
  9. #937076
  10. #8a787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 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 #908349 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44f4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56b4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec0044 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df2e4e {
  color: #df2e4e;
}
Background
.bg-df2e4e {
  background-color: #df2e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-df2e4e {
  border: 2px solid #df2e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df2e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 46 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df2e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df2e4e, #df672e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df2e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 46 78 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 1.13 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.66 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.02 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.30 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.64 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.67 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.53 #20d1b1 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amaranth
#df2e4e  rgb(223, 46, 78)  hsl(349, 73%, 53%)  Amaranth
#2edfbf  rgb(46, 223, 191)  hsl(169, 73%, 53%)  Turquoise
#4edf2e  rgb(78, 223, 46)  hsl(109, 73%, 53%)  Lime Green
#2e4edf  rgb(46, 78, 223)  hsl(229, 73%, 53%)  Iris