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#C72956

#c72956 ≈ Ruby

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c72956 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 16.08% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.4% magenta, 56.78% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 342.91°, with 65.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ruby (#e0115f), ΔE 4.5.

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Relative luminance0.144

Complementary

  1. #c72956
  2. #29c79a

Split complementary

  1. #c72956
  2. #29c74b
  3. #29a5c7

Analogous

  1. #c729a5
  2. #c72956
  3. #c74b29

Triadic

  1. #c72956
  2. #56c729
  3. #2956c7

Tetradic

  1. #c72956
  2. #c79a29
  3. #29c79a
  4. #2956c7

Square

  1. #c72956
  2. #a5c729
  3. #29c79a
  4. #4b29c7

Monochromatic

  1. #480f1f
  2. #881c3b
  3. #c72956
  4. #de5f83
  5. #eb9eb4

Shades

#c72956 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c72956
  2. #b3254d
  3. #9f2145
  4. #8b1d3c
  5. #771934
  6. #64152b
  7. #501022
  8. #3c0c1a
  9. #280811
  10. #140409
  11. #000000

Tints

#c72956 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c72956
  2. #cd3e67
  3. #d25478
  4. #d86989
  5. #dd7f9a
  6. #e394ab
  7. #e9a9bb
  8. #eebfcc
  9. #f4d4dd
  10. #f9eaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c72956 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c72956
  2. #c0325a
  3. #b93a5e
  4. #b24363
  5. #ab4c67
  6. #a4556b
  7. #9c5d6f
  8. #956673
  9. #8e6f78
  10. #87777c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985763 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #555657 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7552 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #914856 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a06054 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d20948 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c72956 {
  color: #c72956;
}
Background
.bg-c72956 {
  background-color: #c72956;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c72956 {
  border: 2px solid #c72956;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c72956;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 41 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 66% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c72956 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c72956, #c74b29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c72956 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 41 86 / 0.35);
}

#e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.50 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.87 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 4.96 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.50 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.54 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.49 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.27 #38d6a9 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Ruby
#c72956  rgb(199, 41, 86)  hsl(343, 66%, 47%)  Ruby
#29c79a  rgb(41, 199, 154)  hsl(163, 66%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#56c729  rgb(86, 199, 41)  hsl(103, 66%, 47%)  Lime Green
#2956c7  rgb(41, 86, 199)  hsl(223, 66%, 47%)  Sapphire