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#DC288E

#dc288e ≈ Mulberry

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#dc288e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 15.69% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.82% magenta, 35.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 326°, with 72% saturation and 50.98% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.1869

Complementary

  1. #dc288e
  2. #28dc76

Split complementary

  1. #dc288e
  2. #34dc28
  3. #28dcd0

Analogous

  1. #d028dc
  2. #dc288e
  3. #dc2834

Triadic

  1. #dc288e
  2. #8edc28
  3. #288edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc288e
  2. #dc7628
  3. #28dc76
  4. #288edc

Square

  1. #dc288e
  2. #dcd028
  3. #28dc76
  4. #2834dc

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0f3b
  2. #9e1a65
  3. #dc288e
  4. #e76ab1
  5. #f1acd3

Shades

#dc288e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc288e
  2. #c62480
  3. #b02072
  4. #9a1c63
  5. #841855
  6. #6e1447
  7. #581039
  8. #420c2b
  9. #2c081c
  10. #16040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc288e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc288e
  2. #e03e99
  3. #e353a5
  4. #e769b0
  5. #ea7ebb
  6. #ee94c7
  7. #f1a9d2
  8. #f5bfdd
  9. #f8d4e8
  10. #fceaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc288e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc288e
  2. #d3318d
  3. #ca3a8b
  4. #c0428a
  5. #b74b88
  6. #ae5487
  7. #a55d86
  8. #9c6684
  9. #926e83
  10. #897781
  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 #a96181 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e6390 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81838a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed0c59 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c528f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad6a8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e71a72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc288e {
  color: #dc288e;
}
Background
.bg-dc288e {
  background-color: #dc288e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc288e {
  border: 2px solid #dc288e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc288e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 40 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc288e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc288e, #dc2834);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc288e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 40 142 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 4.65 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.31 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.65 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 6.58 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 7.04 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.05 #ff007f Rose ΔE 8.20 #23d771 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#dc288e  rgb(220, 40, 142)  hsl(326, 72%, 51%)  Mulberry
#28dc76  rgb(40, 220, 118)  hsl(146, 72%, 51%)  Malachite
#8edc28  rgb(142, 220, 40)  hsl(86, 72%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#288edc  rgb(40, 142, 220)  hsl(206, 72%, 51%)  Bleu de France