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#C8395C

#c8395c ≈ Cerise

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8395c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 22.35% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.5% magenta, 54% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 345.31°, with 56.52% saturation and 50.39% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 4.09.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1598

Complementary

  1. #c8395c
  2. #39c8a5

Split complementary

  1. #c8395c
  2. #39c85d
  3. #39a4c8

Analogous

  1. #c839a4
  2. #c8395c
  3. #c85d39

Triadic

  1. #c8395c
  2. #5cc839
  3. #395cc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8395c
  2. #c8a539
  3. #39c8a5
  4. #395cc8

Square

  1. #c8395c
  2. #a4c839
  3. #39c8a5
  4. #5d39c8

Monochromatic

  1. #511725
  2. #8d2740
  3. #c8395c
  4. #d9758d
  5. #e9b1bf

Shades

#c8395c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8395c
  2. #b43353
  3. #a02e4a
  4. #8c2840
  5. #782237
  6. #641d2e
  7. #501725
  8. #3c111c
  9. #280b12
  10. #140609
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8395c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8395c
  2. #ce4d6c
  3. #d3617d
  4. #d9748d
  5. #de889d
  6. #e49cae
  7. #e9b0be
  8. #efc4ce
  9. #f4d7de
  10. #faebef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8395c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8395c
  2. #c14060
  3. #ba4763
  4. #b24e67
  5. #ab556a
  6. #a45d6e
  7. #9d6472
  8. #966b75
  9. #8e7279
  10. #87797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5e68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5d5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827a58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da1747 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94515c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3665a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d32850 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8395c {
  color: #c8395c;
}
Background
.bg-c8395c {
  background-color: #c8395c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8395c {
  border: 2px solid #c8395c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8395c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 57 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 57% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8395c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8395c, #c85d39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8395c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 57 92 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.09 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.15 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.27 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.57 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.10 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.54 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.94 #37c6a3 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Cerise
#c8395c  rgb(200, 57, 92)  hsl(345, 57%, 50%)  Cerise
#39c8a5  rgb(57, 200, 165)  hsl(165, 57%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine
#5cc839  rgb(92, 200, 57)  hsl(105, 57%, 50%)  Lime Green
#395cc8  rgb(57, 92, 200)  hsl(225, 57%, 50%)  Sapphire