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#DB178D

#db178d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#db178d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 9.02% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.5% magenta, 35.62% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 323.88°, with 80.99% saturation and 47.45% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.39.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.176

Complementary

  1. #db178d
  2. #17db65

Split complementary

  1. #db178d
  2. #2bdb17
  3. #17dbc7

Analogous

  1. #c717db
  2. #db178d
  3. #db172b

Triadic

  1. #db178d
  2. #8ddb17
  3. #178ddb

Tetradic

  1. #db178d
  2. #db6517
  3. #17db65
  4. #178ddb

Square

  1. #db178d
  2. #dbc717
  3. #17db65
  4. #172bdb

Monochromatic

  1. #510834
  2. #961060
  3. #db178d
  4. #ed52af
  5. #f497cf

Shades

#db178d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db178d
  2. #c5157f
  3. #af1271
  4. #991063
  5. #830e55
  6. #6e0c47
  7. #580938
  8. #42072a
  9. #2c051c
  10. #16020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#db178d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db178d
  2. #df2e98
  3. #e245a4
  4. #e65daf
  5. #e974bb
  6. #ed8bc6
  7. #f1a2d1
  8. #f4b9dd
  9. #f8d1e8
  10. #fbe8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db178d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db178d
  2. #d2228c
  3. #c92c8a
  4. #c03789
  5. #b74188
  6. #ae4c87
  7. #a45685
  8. #9b6184
  9. #926b83
  10. #897681
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75d7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #475f90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e8089 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec0055 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #994c8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab668b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e60070 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db178d {
  color: #db178d;
}
Background
.bg-db178d {
  background-color: #db178d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db178d {
  border: 2px solid #db178d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db178d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 23 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 324 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db178d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db178d, #db172b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db178d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 23 141 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.39 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.46 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.62 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 7.70 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.08 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.20 #ff007f Rose ΔE 9.15 #24e872 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#db178d  rgb(219, 23, 141)  hsl(324, 81%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#17db65  rgb(23, 219, 101)  hsl(144, 81%, 47%)  Malachite
#8ddb17  rgb(141, 219, 23)  hsl(84, 81%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#178ddb  rgb(23, 141, 219)  hsl(204, 81%, 47%)  Bleu de France