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#DC355D

#dc355d ≈ Cerise

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc355d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 20.78% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.91% magenta, 57.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 345.63°, with 70.46% saturation and 53.53% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 1.87.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1855

Complementary

  1. #dc355d
  2. #35dcb4

Split complementary

  1. #dc355d
  2. #35dc61
  3. #35b0dc

Analogous

  1. #dc35b0
  2. #dc355d
  3. #dc6135

Triadic

  1. #dc355d
  2. #5ddc35
  3. #355ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc355d
  2. #dcb435
  3. #35dcb4
  4. #355ddc

Square

  1. #dc355d
  2. #b0dc35
  3. #35dcb4
  4. #6135dc

Monochromatic

  1. #661226
  2. #a71d3e
  3. #dc355d
  4. #e77691
  5. #f3b7c6

Shades

#dc355d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc355d
  2. #c63054
  3. #b02a4a
  4. #9a2541
  5. #842038
  6. #6e1b2f
  7. #581525
  8. #42101c
  9. #2c0b13
  10. #160509
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc355d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc355d
  2. #e0496d
  3. #e35d7d
  4. #e7728e
  5. #ea869e
  6. #ee9aae
  7. #f1aebe
  8. #f5c2ce
  9. #f8d7df
  10. #fcebef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc355d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc355d
  2. #d33d61
  3. #ca4464
  4. #c04c68
  5. #b7536b
  6. #ae5b6f
  7. #a56272
  8. #9c6a76
  9. #927179
  10. #89797d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9636e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #63615d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8459 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10046 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2535d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b26d5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e91a50 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc355d {
  color: #dc355d;
}
Background
.bg-dc355d {
  background-color: #dc355d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc355d {
  border: 2px solid #dc355d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc355d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 53 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc355d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc355d, #dc6135);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc355d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 53 93 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 1.87 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.06 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 3.57 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.82 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.97 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 4.43 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.36 #23caa2 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Cerise
#dc355d  rgb(220, 53, 93)  hsl(346, 70%, 54%)  Cerise
#35dcb4  rgb(53, 220, 180)  hsl(166, 70%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#5ddc35  rgb(93, 220, 53)  hsl(106, 70%, 54%)  Lime Green
#355ddc  rgb(53, 93, 220)  hsl(226, 70%, 54%)  Royal Blue