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#C51F4E

#c51f4e ≈ Ruby

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c51f4e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 12.16% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.26% magenta, 60.41% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 343.01°, with 72.81% saturation and 44.71% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ruby (#e0115f), ΔE 5.76.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.134

Complementary

  1. #c51f4e
  2. #1fc596

Split complementary

  1. #c51f4e
  2. #1fc543
  3. #1fa1c5

Analogous

  1. #c51fa1
  2. #c51f4e
  3. #c5431f

Triadic

  1. #c51f4e
  2. #4ec51f
  3. #1f4ec5

Tetradic

  1. #c51f4e
  2. #c5961f
  3. #1fc596
  4. #1f4ec5

Square

  1. #c51f4e
  2. #a1c51f
  3. #1fc596
  4. #431fc5

Monochromatic

  1. #410a1a
  2. #831534
  3. #c51f4e
  4. #e34d78
  5. #ed90aa

Shades

#c51f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c51f4e
  2. #b11c46
  3. #9e193e
  4. #8a1637
  5. #76132f
  6. #631027
  7. #4f0c1f
  8. #3b0917
  9. #270610
  10. #140308
  11. #000000

Tints

#c51f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c51f4e
  2. #cb3560
  3. #d14c71
  4. #d66283
  5. #dc7995
  6. #e28fa7
  7. #e8a5b8
  8. #eebcca
  9. #f3d2dc
  10. #f9e9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c51f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c51f4e
  2. #be2953
  3. #b73258
  4. #b03c5d
  5. #a94662
  6. #a35067
  7. #9c596c
  8. #956371
  9. #8e6d76
  10. #87767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96535e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #52514f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b724a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d80035 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f424e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e5c4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d10040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c51f4e {
  color: #c51f4e;
}
Background
.bg-c51f4e {
  background-color: #c51f4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c51f4e {
  border: 2px solid #c51f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c51f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 31 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 73% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c51f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c51f4e, #c5431f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c51f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 31 78 / 0.35);
}

#e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.76 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.77 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.89 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.95 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.54 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.94 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.92 #3ae0b1 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Ruby
#c51f4e  rgb(197, 31, 78)  hsl(343, 73%, 45%)  Ruby
#1fc596  rgb(31, 197, 150)  hsl(163, 73%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#4ec51f  rgb(78, 197, 31)  hsl(103, 73%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#1f4ec5  rgb(31, 78, 197)  hsl(223, 73%, 45%)  Sapphire