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#CB496D

#cb496d ≈ Cerise

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb496d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 28.63% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.04% magenta, 46.31% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 343.38°, with 55.56% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1857

Complementary

  1. #cb496d
  2. #49cba7

Split complementary

  1. #cb496d
  2. #49cb66
  3. #49aecb

Analogous

  1. #cb49ae
  2. #cb496d
  3. #cb6649

Triadic

  1. #cb496d
  2. #6dcb49
  3. #496dcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb496d
  2. #cba749
  3. #49cba7
  4. #496dcb

Square

  1. #cb496d
  2. #aecb49
  3. #49cba7
  4. #6649cb

Monochromatic

  1. #601b2e
  2. #9b2c4b
  3. #cb496d
  4. #dc859d
  5. #edc0cc

Shades

#cb496d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb496d
  2. #b74262
  3. #a23a57
  4. #8e334c
  5. #7a2c41
  6. #662537
  7. #511d2c
  8. #3d1621
  9. #290f16
  10. #14070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb496d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb496d
  2. #d05b7c
  3. #d56d8a
  4. #db8099
  5. #e092a7
  6. #e5a4b6
  7. #eab6c5
  8. #efc8d3
  9. #f5dbe2
  10. #faedf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb496d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb496d
  2. #c44f6f
  3. #bc5471
  4. #b55a73
  5. #ad5f75
  6. #a66577
  7. #9e6a78
  8. #97707a
  9. #8f757c
  10. #887b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a06873 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #65676e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #87816a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc3757 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #995c6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76f6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d63f61 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb496d {
  color: #cb496d;
}
Background
.bg-cb496d {
  background-color: #cb496d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb496d {
  border: 2px solid #cb496d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb496d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 73 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 56% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb496d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb496d, #cb6649);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb496d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 73 109 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.28 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 4.69 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.16 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.55 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.74 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.24 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.63 #34b692 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Cerise
#cb496d  rgb(203, 73, 109)  hsl(343, 56%, 54%)  Cerise
#49cba7  rgb(73, 203, 167)  hsl(163, 56%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#6dcb49  rgb(109, 203, 73)  hsl(103, 56%, 54%)  Lime Green
#496dcb  rgb(73, 109, 203)  hsl(223, 56%, 54%)  Royal Blue