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#DC3261

#dc3261 ≈ Cerise

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc3261 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 19.61% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.27% magenta, 55.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 343.41°, with 70.83% saturation and 52.94% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 0.57.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1836

Complementary

  1. #dc3261
  2. #32dcad

Split complementary

  1. #dc3261
  2. #32dc58
  3. #32b6dc

Analogous

  1. #dc32b6
  2. #dc3261
  3. #dc5832

Triadic

  1. #dc3261
  2. #61dc32
  3. #3261dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc3261
  2. #dcad32
  3. #32dcad
  4. #3261dc

Square

  1. #dc3261
  2. #b6dc32
  3. #32dcad
  4. #5832dc

Monochromatic

  1. #641128
  2. #a51c42
  3. #dc3261
  4. #e77393
  5. #f2b5c6

Shades

#dc3261 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc3261
  2. #c62d57
  3. #b0284e
  4. #9a2344
  5. #841e3a
  6. #6e1931
  7. #581427
  8. #420f1d
  9. #2c0a13
  10. #16050a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc3261 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc3261
  2. #e04771
  3. #e35b81
  4. #e77090
  5. #ea84a0
  6. #ee99b0
  7. #f1adc0
  8. #f5c2d0
  9. #f8d6df
  10. #fcebef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc3261 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc3261
  2. #d33a64
  3. #ca4267
  4. #c0496a
  5. #b7516d
  6. #ae5971
  7. #a56174
  8. #9c6977
  9. #92707a
  10. #89787d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9626f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #606162 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c835d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f00046 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a15261 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26c5e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e91552 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc3261 {
  color: #dc3261;
}
Background
.bg-dc3261 {
  background-color: #dc3261;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc3261 {
  border: 2px solid #dc3261;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc3261;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 50 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc3261 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc3261, #dc5832);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc3261 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 50 97 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 0.57 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 2.39 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 2.54 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 3.07 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.00 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.03 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.14 #23cd9e Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Cerise
#dc3261  rgb(220, 50, 97)  hsl(343, 71%, 53%)  Cerise
#32dcad  rgb(50, 220, 173)  hsl(163, 71%, 53%)  Caribbean Green
#61dc32  rgb(97, 220, 50)  hsl(103, 71%, 53%)  Lime Green
#3261dc  rgb(50, 97, 220)  hsl(223, 71%, 53%)  Royal Blue