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#C72979

#c72979 ≈ Telemagenta

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c72979 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 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.4% magenta, 39.2% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 329.62°, with 65.83% saturation and 47.06% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Telemagenta (#cf3476), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1511

Complementary

  1. #c72979
  2. #29c777

Split complementary

  1. #c72979
  2. #2ac729
  3. #29c7c6

Analogous

  1. #c629c7
  2. #c72979
  3. #c7292a

Triadic

  1. #c72979
  2. #79c729
  3. #2979c7

Tetradic

  1. #c72979
  2. #c77729
  3. #29c777
  4. #2979c7

Square

  1. #c72979
  2. #c7c629
  3. #29c777
  4. #292ac7

Monochromatic

  1. #480f2c
  2. #881c52
  3. #c72979
  4. #de5f9f
  5. #eb9ec5

Shades

#c72979 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c72979
  2. #b3256d
  3. #9f2161
  4. #8b1d55
  5. #771949
  6. #64153d
  7. #501030
  8. #3c0c24
  9. #280818
  10. #14040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#c72979 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c72979
  2. #cd3e86
  3. #d25494
  4. #d869a1
  5. #dd7faf
  6. #e394bc
  7. #e9a9c9
  8. #eebfd7
  9. #f4d4e4
  10. #f9eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c72979 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c72979
  2. #c0327a
  3. #b93a7a
  4. #b2437b
  5. #ab4c7c
  6. #a4557d
  7. #9c5d7d
  8. #95667e
  9. #8e6f7f
  10. #87777f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995972 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b5a7b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #777775 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d70d4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e4b7a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e6177 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d11c62 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c72979 {
  color: #c72979;
}
Background
.bg-c72979 {
  background-color: #c72979;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c72979 {
  border: 2px solid #c72979;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c72979;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 41 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 66% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c72979 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c72979, #c7292a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c72979 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 41 121 / 0.35);
}

#cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 3.47 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.73 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.74 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.91 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.24 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.77 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 9.11 #38d686 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Telemagenta
#c72979  rgb(199, 41, 121)  hsl(330, 66%, 47%)  Telemagenta
#29c777  rgb(41, 199, 119)  hsl(150, 66%, 47%)  Emerald
#79c729  rgb(121, 199, 41)  hsl(90, 66%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#2979c7  rgb(41, 121, 199)  hsl(210, 66%, 47%)  Tufts Blue