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#CC255C

#cc255c ≈ Dogwood Rose

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc255c is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 14.51% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.86% magenta, 54.9% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 340.24°, with 69.29% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dogwood Rose (#d71868), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.1493

Complementary

  1. #cc255c
  2. #25cc95

Split complementary

  1. #cc255c
  2. #25cc41
  3. #25afcc

Analogous

  1. #cc25af
  2. #cc255c
  3. #cc4125

Triadic

  1. #cc255c
  2. #5ccc25
  3. #255ccc

Tetradic

  1. #cc255c
  2. #cc9525
  3. #25cc95
  4. #255ccc

Square

  1. #cc255c
  2. #afcc25
  3. #25cc95
  4. #4125cc

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0e22
  2. #8b193f
  3. #cc255c
  4. #e15c88
  5. #ed9db7

Shades

#cc255c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc255c
  2. #b82153
  3. #a31e4a
  4. #8f1a40
  5. #7a1637
  6. #66132e
  7. #520f25
  8. #3d0b1c
  9. #290712
  10. #140409
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc255c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc255c
  2. #d13b6c
  3. #d6517d
  4. #db668d
  5. #e07c9d
  6. #e692ae
  7. #eba8be
  8. #f0bece
  9. #f5d3de
  10. #fae9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc255c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc255c
  2. #c42e60
  3. #bd3763
  4. #b54067
  5. #ae496a
  6. #a6536e
  7. #9e5c72
  8. #976575
  9. #8f6e79
  10. #88777c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5866 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #54575d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7858 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df003e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94485d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4615a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8004c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc255c {
  color: #cc255c;
}
Background
.bg-cc255c {
  background-color: #cc255c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc255c {
  border: 2px solid #cc255c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc255c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 37 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 69% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc255c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc255c, #cc4125);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc255c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 37 92 / 0.35);
}

#d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 3.25 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 3.51 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.20 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.81 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.17 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.01 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.49 #33daa3 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dogwood Rose
#cc255c  rgb(204, 37, 92)  hsl(340, 69%, 47%)  Dogwood Rose
#25cc95  rgb(37, 204, 149)  hsl(160, 69%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#5ccc25  rgb(92, 204, 37)  hsl(100, 69%, 47%)  Lime Green
#255ccc  rgb(37, 92, 204)  hsl(220, 69%, 47%)  Denim