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#CD516E

#cd516e ≈ Cerise

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cd516e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 31.76% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.49% magenta, 46.34% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 345.97°, with 55.36% saturation and 56.08% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.1999

Complementary

  1. #cd516e
  2. #51cdb0

Split complementary

  1. #cd516e
  2. #51cd72
  3. #51accd

Analogous

  1. #cd51ac
  2. #cd516e
  3. #cd7251

Triadic

  1. #cd516e
  2. #6ecd51
  3. #516ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd516e
  2. #cdb051
  3. #51cdb0
  4. #516ecd

Square

  1. #cd516e
  2. #accd51
  3. #51cdb0
  4. #7251cd

Monochromatic

  1. #671e2f
  2. #a32f4a
  3. #cd516e
  4. #de8ca0
  5. #efc8d1

Shades

#cd516e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd516e
  2. #b94963
  3. #a44158
  4. #90394d
  5. #7b3142
  6. #672937
  7. #52202c
  8. #3e1821
  9. #291016
  10. #15080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd516e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd516e
  2. #d2627d
  3. #d7748b
  4. #dc859a
  5. #e197a8
  6. #e6a8b7
  7. #ebb9c5
  8. #f0cbd4
  9. #f5dce2
  10. #faeef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd516e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd516e
  2. #c55670
  3. #be5a72
  4. #b65f73
  5. #ae6475
  6. #a76977
  7. #9f6d79
  8. #97727b
  9. #8f777c
  10. #887b7e
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a36d76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b6c6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b856b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de405c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c626e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa746c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d84864 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd516e {
  color: #cd516e;
}
Background
.bg-cd516e {
  background-color: #cd516e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd516e {
  border: 2px solid #cd516e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd516e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 81 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 55% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd516e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd516e, #cd7251);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd516e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 81 110 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.79 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 5.62 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.75 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.39 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.87 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.08 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.11 #32ae91 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Cerise
#cd516e  rgb(205, 81, 110)  hsl(346, 55%, 56%)  Cerise
#51cdb0  rgb(81, 205, 176)  hsl(166, 55%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine
#6ecd51  rgb(110, 205, 81)  hsl(106, 55%, 56%)  Mantis
#516ecd  rgb(81, 110, 205)  hsl(226, 55%, 56%)  Royal Blue