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#DB385F

#db385f ≈ Cerise

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db385f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 21.96% green and 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.43% magenta, 56.62% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 345.64°, with 69.36% saturation and 53.92% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 1.63.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1871

Complementary

  1. #db385f
  2. #38dbb4

Split complementary

  1. #db385f
  2. #38db62
  3. #38b1db

Analogous

  1. #db38b1
  2. #db385f
  3. #db6238

Triadic

  1. #db385f
  2. #5fdb38
  3. #385fdb

Tetradic

  1. #db385f
  2. #dbb438
  3. #38dbb4
  4. #385fdb

Square

  1. #db385f
  2. #b1db38
  3. #38dbb4
  4. #6238db

Monochromatic

  1. #671327
  2. #a81e3f
  3. #db385f
  4. #e77993
  5. #f2bac7

Shades

#db385f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db385f
  2. #c53256
  3. #af2d4c
  4. #992743
  5. #832239
  6. #6e1c30
  7. #581626
  8. #42111d
  9. #2c0b13
  10. #16060a
  11. #000000

Tints

#db385f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db385f
  2. #df4c6f
  3. #e2607f
  4. #e6748f
  5. #e9889f
  6. #ed9caf
  7. #f1afbf
  8. #f4c3cf
  9. #f8d7df
  10. #fbebef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db385f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db385f
  2. #d23f62
  3. #c94666
  4. #c04e69
  5. #b7556c
  6. #ae5c70
  7. #a46373
  8. #9b6a76
  9. #927279
  10. #89797d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9646f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #636360 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d845b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef0048 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2555f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26d5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e72052 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db385f {
  color: #db385f;
}
Background
.bg-db385f {
  background-color: #db385f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db385f {
  border: 2px solid #db385f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db385f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 56 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db385f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db385f, #db6238);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db385f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 56 95 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 1.63 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.24 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 3.62 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.11 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 4.20 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.22 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.21 #24c7a0 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Cerise
#db385f  rgb(219, 56, 95)  hsl(346, 69%, 54%)  Cerise
#38dbb4  rgb(56, 219, 180)  hsl(166, 69%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#5fdb38  rgb(95, 219, 56)  hsl(106, 69%, 54%)  Lime Green
#385fdb  rgb(56, 95, 219)  hsl(226, 69%, 54%)  Royal Blue