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#DF495C

#df495c ≈ Amaranth

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#df495c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 28.63% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.26% magenta, 58.74% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 352.4°, with 70.09% saturation and 58.04% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amaranth (#e52b50), ΔE 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.2123

Complementary

  1. #df495c
  2. #49dfcc

Split complementary

  1. #df495c
  2. #49df81
  3. #49a7df

Analogous

  1. #df49a7
  2. #df495c
  3. #df8149

Triadic

  1. #df495c
  2. #5cdf49
  3. #495cdf

Tetradic

  1. #df495c
  2. #dfcc49
  3. #49dfcc
  4. #495cdf

Square

  1. #df495c
  2. #a7df49
  3. #49dfcc
  4. #8149df

Monochromatic

  1. #7a1522
  2. #bb2134
  3. #df495c
  4. #ea8a96
  5. #f6cbd1

Shades

#df495c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df495c
  2. #c94253
  3. #b23a4a
  4. #9c3340
  5. #862c37
  6. #70252e
  7. #591d25
  8. #43161c
  9. #2d0f12
  10. #160709
  11. #000000

Tints

#df495c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df495c
  2. #e25b6c
  3. #e56d7d
  4. #e9808d
  5. #ec929d
  6. #efa4ae
  7. #f2b6be
  8. #f5c8ce
  9. #f9dbde
  10. #fcedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df495c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df495c
  2. #d64f60
  3. #cc5463
  4. #c35a67
  5. #b95f6a
  6. #b0656e
  7. #a66a72
  8. #9d7075
  9. #937579
  10. #8a7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae6d73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706b5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968b58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f42751 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a85f5c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8765a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec3756 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df495c {
  color: #df495c;
}
Background
.bg-df495c {
  background-color: #df495c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-df495c {
  border: 2px solid #df495c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df495c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 73 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 70% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df495c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df495c, #df8149);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df495c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 73 92 / 0.35);
}

#e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.74 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 4.87 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.93 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.39 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.62 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.02 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.41 #20b6a3 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Amaranth
#df495c  rgb(223, 73, 92)  hsl(352, 70%, 58%)  Amaranth
#49dfcc  rgb(73, 223, 204)  hsl(172, 70%, 58%)  Turquoise
#5cdf49  rgb(92, 223, 73)  hsl(112, 70%, 58%)  Malachite
#495cdf  rgb(73, 92, 223)  hsl(232, 70%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue