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#C8154D

#c8154d ≈ Ruby

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8154d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 8.24% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.5% magenta, 61.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 341.23°, with 81% saturation and 43.33% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ruby (#e0115f), ΔE 5.6.

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Web safe#cc0066
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Relative luminance0.1335

Complementary

  1. #c8154d
  2. #15c890

Split complementary

  1. #c8154d
  2. #15c836
  3. #15a6c8

Analogous

  1. #c815a6
  2. #c8154d
  3. #c83615

Triadic

  1. #c8154d
  2. #4dc815
  3. #154dc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8154d
  2. #c89015
  3. #15c890
  4. #154dc8

Square

  1. #c8154d
  2. #a6c815
  3. #15c890
  4. #3615c8

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0618
  2. #830e32
  3. #c8154d
  4. #eb3f75
  5. #f284a6

Shades

#c8154d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8154d
  2. #b41345
  3. #a0113e
  4. #8c0f36
  5. #780d2e
  6. #640b27
  7. #50081f
  8. #3c0617
  9. #28040f
  10. #140208
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8154d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8154d
  2. #ce2c5f
  3. #d34471
  4. #d95b82
  5. #de7394
  6. #e48aa6
  7. #e9a1b8
  8. #efb9ca
  9. #f4d0db
  10. #fae8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8154d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8154d
  2. #c12052
  3. #ba2a57
  4. #b2355c
  5. #ab4061
  6. #a44b67
  7. #9d556c
  8. #966071
  9. #8e6b76
  10. #87757b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97515d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50504e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7348 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db0031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90404d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a05b4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4003e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8154d {
  color: #c8154d;
}
Background
.bg-c8154d {
  background-color: #c8154d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8154d {
  border: 2px solid #c8154d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8154d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 21 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 81% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8154d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8154d, #c83615);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8154d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 21 77 / 0.35);
}

#e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.60 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.70 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.80 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.26 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.49 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.97 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.81 #37eab2 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Ruby
#c8154d  rgb(200, 21, 77)  hsl(341, 81%, 43%)  Ruby
#15c890  rgb(21, 200, 144)  hsl(161, 81%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#4dc815  rgb(77, 200, 21)  hsl(101, 81%, 43%)  Lime Green
#154dc8  rgb(21, 77, 200)  hsl(221, 81%, 43%)  Sapphire