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#DB516E

#db516e ≈ Cerise

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db516e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 31.76% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.01% magenta, 49.77% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 347.39°, with 65.71% saturation and 58.82% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.2207

Complementary

  1. #db516e
  2. #51dbbe

Split complementary

  1. #db516e
  2. #51db79
  3. #51b3db

Analogous

  1. #db51b3
  2. #db516e
  3. #db7951

Triadic

  1. #db516e
  2. #6edb51
  3. #516edb

Tetradic

  1. #db516e
  2. #dbbe51
  3. #51dbbe
  4. #516edb

Square

  1. #db516e
  2. #b3db51
  3. #51dbbe
  4. #7951db

Monochromatic

  1. #7a192d
  2. #b92645
  3. #db516e
  4. #e890a3
  5. #f5d0d8

Shades

#db516e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db516e
  2. #c54963
  3. #af4158
  4. #99394d
  5. #833142
  6. #6e2937
  7. #58202c
  8. #421821
  9. #2c1016
  10. #16080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#db516e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db516e
  2. #df627d
  3. #e2748b
  4. #e6859a
  5. #e997a8
  6. #eda8b7
  7. #f1b9c5
  8. #f4cbd4
  9. #f8dce2
  10. #fbeef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db516e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db516e
  2. #d25670
  3. #c95a72
  4. #c05f73
  5. #b76475
  6. #ae6977
  7. #a46d79
  8. #9b727b
  9. #92777c
  10. #897b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad717a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #70706e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948c6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee3b5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6656e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5796c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e74564 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db516e {
  color: #db516e;
}
Background
.bg-db516e {
  background-color: #db516e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db516e {
  border: 2px solid #db516e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db516e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 81 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 66% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db516e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db516e, #db7951);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db516e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 81 110 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.86 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 4.89 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.09 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.73 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.85 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.09 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.22 #24ae91 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Cerise
#db516e  rgb(219, 81, 110)  hsl(347, 66%, 59%)  Cerise
#51dbbe  rgb(81, 219, 190)  hsl(167, 66%, 59%)  Turquoise
#6edb51  rgb(110, 219, 81)  hsl(107, 66%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#516edb  rgb(81, 110, 219)  hsl(227, 66%, 59%)  Royal Blue