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#CC496D

#cc496d ≈ Cerise

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc496d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 28.63% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.22% magenta, 46.57% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 343.51°, with 56.22% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 4.14.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1871

Complementary

  1. #cc496d
  2. #49cca8

Split complementary

  1. #cc496d
  2. #49cc66
  3. #49aecc

Analogous

  1. #cc49ae
  2. #cc496d
  3. #cc6649

Triadic

  1. #cc496d
  2. #6dcc49
  3. #496dcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc496d
  2. #cca849
  3. #49cca8
  4. #496dcc

Square

  1. #cc496d
  2. #aecc49
  3. #49cca8
  4. #6649cc

Monochromatic

  1. #611b2e
  2. #9d2c4b
  3. #cc496d
  4. #dd859d
  5. #edc0cd

Shades

#cc496d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc496d
  2. #b84262
  3. #a33a57
  4. #8f334c
  5. #7a2c41
  6. #662537
  7. #521d2c
  8. #3d1621
  9. #290f16
  10. #14070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc496d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc496d
  2. #d15b7c
  3. #d66d8a
  4. #db8099
  5. #e092a7
  6. #e6a4b6
  7. #ebb6c5
  8. #f0c8d3
  9. #f5dbe2
  10. #faedf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc496d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc496d
  2. #c44f6f
  3. #bd5471
  4. #b55a73
  5. #ae5f75
  6. #a66577
  7. #9e6a78
  8. #97707a
  9. #8f757c
  10. #887b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a06874 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #65676e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #88816a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd3657 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #995d6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76f6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d73f61 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc496d {
  color: #cc496d;
}
Background
.bg-cc496d {
  background-color: #cc496d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc496d {
  border: 2px solid #cc496d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc496d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 73 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 56% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc496d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc496d, #cc6649);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc496d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 73 109 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.14 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 4.59 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.27 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.60 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.67 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.16 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.57 #33b692 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Cerise
#cc496d  rgb(204, 73, 109)  hsl(344, 56%, 54%)  Cerise
#49cca8  rgb(73, 204, 168)  hsl(164, 56%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#6dcc49  rgb(109, 204, 73)  hsl(104, 56%, 54%)  Lime Green
#496dcc  rgb(73, 109, 204)  hsl(224, 56%, 54%)  Royal Blue