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#CA496A

#ca496a ≈ Cerise

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca496a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 28.63% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.86% magenta, 47.52% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 344.65°, with 54.89% saturation and 53.92% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1836

Complementary

  1. #ca496a
  2. #49caa9

Split complementary

  1. #ca496a
  2. #49ca68
  3. #49aaca

Analogous

  1. #ca49aa
  2. #ca496a
  3. #ca6849

Triadic

  1. #ca496a
  2. #6aca49
  3. #496aca

Tetradic

  1. #ca496a
  2. #caa949
  3. #49caa9
  4. #496aca

Square

  1. #ca496a
  2. #aaca49
  3. #49caa9
  4. #6849ca

Monochromatic

  1. #5e1c2d
  2. #9a2d49
  3. #ca496a
  4. #db849b
  5. #edbfcb

Shades

#ca496a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca496a
  2. #b6425f
  3. #a23a55
  4. #8d334a
  5. #792c40
  6. #652535
  7. #511d2a
  8. #3d1620
  9. #280f15
  10. #14070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca496a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca496a
  2. #cf5b79
  3. #d56d88
  4. #da8097
  5. #df92a6
  6. #e5a4b5
  7. #eab6c3
  8. #efc8d2
  9. #f4dbe1
  10. #faedf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca496a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca496a
  2. #c34f6c
  3. #bb546e
  4. #b45a71
  5. #ac5f73
  6. #a56575
  7. #9e6a77
  8. #967079
  9. #8f757c
  10. #877b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f6772 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #65676b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #878067 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db3656 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #985c6a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66e68 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d53e5f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca496a {
  color: #ca496a;
}
Background
.bg-ca496a {
  background-color: #ca496a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca496a {
  border: 2px solid #ca496a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca496a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 73 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 55% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca496a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca496a, #ca6849);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca496a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 73 106 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.06 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 4.91 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.60 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.77 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.78 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.84 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.02 #35b695 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Cerise
#ca496a  rgb(202, 73, 106)  hsl(345, 55%, 54%)  Cerise
#49caa9  rgb(73, 202, 169)  hsl(165, 55%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#6aca49  rgb(106, 202, 73)  hsl(105, 55%, 54%)  Lime Green
#496aca  rgb(73, 106, 202)  hsl(225, 55%, 54%)  Royal Blue