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#DC2A5E

#dc2a5e ≈ Cerise

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc2a5e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 16.47% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.91% magenta, 57.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 342.47°, with 71.77% saturation and 51.37% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 1.3.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1768

Complementary

  1. #dc2a5e
  2. #2adca8

Split complementary

  1. #dc2a5e
  2. #2adc4f
  3. #2ab7dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2ab7
  2. #dc2a5e
  3. #dc4f2a

Triadic

  1. #dc2a5e
  2. #5edc2a
  3. #2a5edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc2a5e
  2. #dca82a
  3. #2adca8
  4. #2a5edc

Square

  1. #dc2a5e
  2. #b7dc2a
  3. #2adca8
  4. #4f2adc

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0f26
  2. #9f1a41
  3. #dc2a5e
  4. #e76c90
  5. #f2adc1

Shades

#dc2a5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc2a5e
  2. #c62655
  3. #b0224b
  4. #9a1d42
  5. #841938
  6. #6e152f
  7. #581126
  8. #420d1c
  9. #2c0813
  10. #160409
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc2a5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc2a5e
  2. #e03f6e
  3. #e3557e
  4. #e76a8e
  5. #ea7f9e
  6. #ee95af
  7. #f1aabf
  8. #f5bfcf
  9. #f8d4df
  10. #fceaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc2a5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc2a5e
  2. #d33361
  3. #ca3b65
  4. #c04468
  5. #b74c6c
  6. #ae556f
  7. #a55e72
  8. #9c6676
  9. #926f79
  10. #89777d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a85f6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5e5f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8159 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10041 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a04e5e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1695b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9004e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc2a5e {
  color: #dc2a5e;
}
Background
.bg-dc2a5e {
  background-color: #dc2a5e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc2a5e {
  border: 2px solid #dc2a5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc2a5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 42 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc2a5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc2a5e, #dc4f2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc2a5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 42 94 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 1.30 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 1.62 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 1.84 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 3.28 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 4.69 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.00 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.11 #23d5a1 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cerise
#dc2a5e  rgb(220, 42, 94)  hsl(342, 72%, 51%)  Cerise
#2adca8  rgb(42, 220, 168)  hsl(162, 72%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#5edc2a  rgb(94, 220, 42)  hsl(102, 72%, 51%)  Lime Green
#2a5edc  rgb(42, 94, 220)  hsl(222, 72%, 51%)  Royal Blue