Amaranth Red (#D3212D)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.22:1 — vs black: 4.03:1

Color values

  • HEX #D3212D
  • RGB rgb(211, 33, 45)
  • HSL hsl(355, 84%, 82%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 84.36, 78.67, 17.25 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #D3212D based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Amaranth Red
#D3212D Base
#21D3C7
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Amaranth Red
#D3212D Base
#D32186
#D36E21
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Amaranth Red
#D3212D Base
#2DD321
#212DD3
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Amaranth Red
#D3212D Base
#21D36E
#2186D3
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Amaranth Red
#D3212D Base
#86D321
#21D3C7
#6E21D3
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Amaranth Red
#D3212D Base
#4F0C11
#91171F
#B01B25
#E13C47
#E55B64
#F09DA3
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Amaranth Red, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#160305
#3C090D
#620F15
#87151D
#AD1B25
Amaranth Red #D3212D Base
#E2434D
#E86C75
#EF969C
#F5BFC3
#FCE9EA
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #D3212D. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #D3212D;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #D3212D;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #D3212D;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #D3212D,
        #AEF8F3
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #D3212D,
        #AEF8F3
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$amaranth-red: #D3212D;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$amaranth-red-r: 211;
$amaranth-red-g: 33;
$amaranth-red-b: 45;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $amaranth-red;
    color: rgba($amaranth-red-r, $amaranth-red-g, $amaranth-red-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Amaranth Red appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #D3212D How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #7C7C1D Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #525230 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #D32323 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #6C6C6C Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Amaranth Red ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Amaranth Red #D3212D Base
Fire Engine Red #CE2029 ΔE 1.28
Persian Red #CC3333 ΔE 1.81
Lava #CF1020 ΔE 2.65

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.