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#C8236E

#c8236e ≈ Telemagenta

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8236e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 13.73% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.5% magenta, 45% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 332.73°, with 70.21% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Telemagenta (#cf3476), ΔE 3.16.

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Relative luminance0.1461

Complementary

  1. #c8236e
  2. #23c87d

Split complementary

  1. #c8236e
  2. #23c82b
  3. #23c0c8

Analogous

  1. #c823c0
  2. #c8236e
  3. #c82b23

Triadic

  1. #c8236e
  2. #6ec823
  3. #236ec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8236e
  2. #c87d23
  3. #23c87d
  4. #236ec8

Square

  1. #c8236e
  2. #c0c823
  3. #23c87d
  4. #2b23c8

Monochromatic

  1. #460c26
  2. #87184a
  3. #c8236e
  4. #e15695
  5. #ed97be

Shades

#c8236e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8236e
  2. #b42063
  3. #a01c58
  4. #8c194d
  5. #781542
  6. #641237
  7. #500e2c
  8. #3c0b21
  9. #280716
  10. #14040b
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8236e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8236e
  2. #ce397d
  3. #d34f8b
  4. #d9659a
  5. #de7ba8
  6. #e491b7
  7. #e9a7c5
  8. #efbdd4
  9. #f4d3e2
  10. #fae9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8236e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8236e
  2. #c12c70
  3. #ba3672
  4. #b23f73
  5. #ab4875
  6. #a45277
  7. #9d5b79
  8. #96647b
  9. #8e6d7c
  10. #87777e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99576c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d5770 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79766a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d90046 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f476f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f5f6c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d30959 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8236e {
  color: #c8236e;
}
Background
.bg-c8236e {
  background-color: #c8236e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8236e {
  border: 2px solid #c8236e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8236e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 35 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 333 70% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8236e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8236e, #c82b23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8236e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 35 110 / 0.35);
}

#cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 3.16 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 3.75 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.92 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.85 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.10 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.75 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.14 #37dc91 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Telemagenta
#c8236e  rgb(200, 35, 110)  hsl(333, 70%, 46%)  Telemagenta
#23c87d  rgb(35, 200, 125)  hsl(153, 70%, 46%)  Emerald
#6ec823  rgb(110, 200, 35)  hsl(93, 70%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#236ec8  rgb(35, 110, 200)  hsl(213, 70%, 46%)  True Blue