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#CD2855

#cd2855 ≈ Ruby

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd2855 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 15.69% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.49% magenta, 58.54% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 343.64°, with 67.35% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ruby (#e0115f), ΔE 3.77.

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Relative luminance0.1515

Complementary

  1. #cd2855
  2. #28cda0

Split complementary

  1. #cd2855
  2. #28cd4e
  3. #28a7cd

Analogous

  1. #cd28a7
  2. #cd2855
  3. #cd4e28

Triadic

  1. #cd2855
  2. #55cd28
  3. #2855cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2855
  2. #cda028
  3. #28cda0
  4. #2855cd

Square

  1. #cd2855
  2. #a7cd28
  3. #28cda0
  4. #4e28cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0f20
  2. #8d1c3a
  3. #cd2855
  4. #e06184
  5. #eda1b6

Shades

#cd2855 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2855
  2. #b9244d
  3. #a42044
  4. #901c3c
  5. #7b1833
  6. #67142b
  7. #521022
  8. #3e0c1a
  9. #290811
  10. #150409
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2855 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2855
  2. #d23e66
  3. #d75377
  4. #dc6988
  5. #e17e99
  6. #e694aa
  7. #eba9bb
  8. #f0bfcc
  9. #f5d4dd
  10. #faeaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2855 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2855
  2. #c53159
  3. #be3a5e
  4. #b64262
  5. #ae4b66
  6. #a7546b
  7. #9f5d6f
  8. #976673
  9. #8f6e77
  10. #88777c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5964 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585756 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827951 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954955 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a56252 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90047 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2855 {
  color: #cd2855;
}
Background
.bg-cd2855 {
  background-color: #cd2855;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd2855 {
  border: 2px solid #cd2855;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2855;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 40 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2855 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2855, #cd4e28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2855 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 40 85 / 0.35);
}

#e0115f Ruby ΔE 3.77 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.87 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.56 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.58 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.23 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.99 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.49 #32d7aa Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Ruby
#cd2855  rgb(205, 40, 85)  hsl(344, 67%, 48%)  Ruby
#28cda0  rgb(40, 205, 160)  hsl(164, 67%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#55cd28  rgb(85, 205, 40)  hsl(104, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green
#2855cd  rgb(40, 85, 205)  hsl(224, 67%, 48%)  Sapphire