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#CF355B

#cf355b ≈ Cerise

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf355b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 20.78% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.4% magenta, 56.04% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 345.19°, with 61.6% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1657

Complementary

  1. #cf355b
  2. #35cfa9

Split complementary

  1. #cf355b
  2. #35cf5c
  3. #35a8cf

Analogous

  1. #cf35a8
  2. #cf355b
  3. #cf5c35

Triadic

  1. #cf355b
  2. #5bcf35
  3. #355bcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf355b
  2. #cfa935
  3. #35cfa9
  4. #355bcf

Square

  1. #cf355b
  2. #a8cf35
  3. #35cfa9
  4. #5c35cf

Monochromatic

  1. #561525
  2. #94233f
  3. #cf355b
  4. #de738d
  5. #ecb1bf

Shades

#cf355b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf355b
  2. #ba3052
  3. #a62a49
  4. #912540
  5. #7c2037
  6. #681b2e
  7. #531524
  8. #3e101b
  9. #290b12
  10. #150509
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf355b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf355b
  2. #d4496b
  3. #d95d7c
  4. #dd728c
  5. #e2869d
  6. #e79aad
  7. #ecaebd
  8. #f1c2ce
  9. #f5d7de
  10. #faebef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf355b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf355b
  2. #c73d5f
  3. #bf4462
  4. #b74c66
  5. #af536a
  6. #a85b6e
  7. #a06271
  8. #986a75
  9. #907179
  10. #88797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5f69 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5d5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857d57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e20045 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98505b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a86759 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db1f4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf355b {
  color: #cf355b;
}
Background
.bg-cf355b {
  background-color: #cf355b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf355b {
  border: 2px solid #cf355b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf355b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 53 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 62% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf355b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf355b, #cf5c35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf355b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 53 91 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.09 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 3.43 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.49 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.68 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 4.93 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.16 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.73 #30caa4 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Cerise
#cf355b  rgb(207, 53, 91)  hsl(345, 62%, 51%)  Cerise
#35cfa9  rgb(53, 207, 169)  hsl(165, 62%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#5bcf35  rgb(91, 207, 53)  hsl(105, 62%, 51%)  Lime Green
#355bcf  rgb(53, 91, 207)  hsl(225, 62%, 51%)  Sapphire