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#CC385D

#cc385d ≈ Cerise

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc385d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 21.96% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.55% magenta, 54.41% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 59.2% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1646

Complementary

  1. #cc385d
  2. #38cca7

Split complementary

  1. #cc385d
  2. #38cc5d
  3. #38a7cc

Analogous

  1. #cc38a7
  2. #cc385d
  3. #cc5d38

Triadic

  1. #cc385d
  2. #5dcc38
  3. #385dcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc385d
  2. #cca738
  3. #38cca7
  4. #385dcc

Square

  1. #cc385d
  2. #a7cc38
  3. #38cca7
  4. #5d38cc

Monochromatic

  1. #551626
  2. #922541
  3. #cc385d
  4. #dc758f
  5. #ebb2c0

Shades

#cc385d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc385d
  2. #b83254
  3. #a32d4a
  4. #8f2741
  5. #7a2238
  6. #661c2f
  7. #521625
  8. #3d111c
  9. #290b13
  10. #140609
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc385d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc385d
  2. #d14c6d
  3. #d6607d
  4. #db748e
  5. #e0889e
  6. #e69cae
  7. #ebafbe
  8. #f0c3ce
  9. #f5d7df
  10. #faebef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc385d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc385d
  2. #c43f61
  3. #bd4664
  4. #b54e68
  5. #ae556b
  6. #a65c6f
  7. #9e6372
  8. #976a76
  9. #8f7279
  10. #88797d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5f69 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5e5e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847c59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df1147 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97515d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6675b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d72651 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc385d {
  color: #cc385d;
}
Background
.bg-cc385d {
  background-color: #cc385d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc385d {
  border: 2px solid #cc385d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc385d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 56 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 59% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc385d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc385d, #cc5d38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc385d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 56 93 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.34 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 3.70 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.95 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.05 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 4.89 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 4.92 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.43 #33c7a2 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Cerise
#cc385d  rgb(204, 56, 93)  hsl(345, 59%, 51%)  Cerise
#38cca7  rgb(56, 204, 167)  hsl(165, 59%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine
#5dcc38  rgb(93, 204, 56)  hsl(105, 59%, 51%)  Lime Green
#385dcc  rgb(56, 93, 204)  hsl(225, 59%, 51%)  Royal Blue