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#CD3259

#cd3259 ≈ Ruby

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd3259 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 19.61% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.61% magenta, 56.59% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 344.9°, with 60.78% saturation and 50% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ruby (#e0115f), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1598

Complementary

  1. #cd3259
  2. #32cda6

Split complementary

  1. #cd3259
  2. #32cd58
  3. #32a7cd

Analogous

  1. #cd32a7
  2. #cd3259
  3. #cd5832

Triadic

  1. #cd3259
  2. #59cd32
  3. #3259cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd3259
  2. #cda632
  3. #32cda6
  4. #3259cd

Square

  1. #cd3259
  2. #a7cd32
  3. #32cda6
  4. #5832cd

Monochromatic

  1. #521424
  2. #8f233e
  3. #cd3259
  4. #dc708b
  5. #ebadbd

Shades

#cd3259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd3259
  2. #b92d50
  3. #a42847
  4. #90233e
  5. #7b1e35
  6. #67192d
  7. #521424
  8. #3e0f1b
  9. #290a12
  10. #150509
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd3259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd3259
  2. #d2476a
  3. #d75b7a
  4. #dc708b
  5. #e1849b
  6. #e699ac
  7. #ebadbd
  8. #f0c2cd
  9. #f5d6de
  10. #faebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd3259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd3259
  2. #c53a5d
  3. #be4261
  4. #b64965
  5. #ae5169
  6. #a7596d
  7. #9f6170
  8. #976974
  9. #8f7078
  10. #88787c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5d67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5b5a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847b55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e00042 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974e59 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66557 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d91b4c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd3259 {
  color: #cd3259;
}
Background
.bg-cd3259 {
  background-color: #cd3259;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd3259 {
  border: 2px solid #cd3259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd3259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 50 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd3259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd3259, #cd5832);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd3259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 50 89 / 0.35);
}

#e0115f Ruby ΔE 3.60 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.71 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.72 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.88 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.13 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.36 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.10 #32cda6 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Ruby
#cd3259  rgb(205, 50, 89)  hsl(345, 61%, 50%)  Ruby
#32cda6  rgb(50, 205, 166)  hsl(165, 61%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#59cd32  rgb(89, 205, 50)  hsl(105, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green
#3259cd  rgb(50, 89, 205)  hsl(225, 61%, 50%)  Sapphire