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#DC385D

#dc385d ≈ Cerise

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc385d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 21.96% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.55% magenta, 57.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 346.46°, with 70.09% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 2.24.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1883

Complementary

  1. #dc385d
  2. #38dcb7

Split complementary

  1. #dc385d
  2. #38dc65
  3. #38afdc

Analogous

  1. #dc38af
  2. #dc385d
  3. #dc6538

Triadic

  1. #dc385d
  2. #5ddc38
  3. #385ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc385d
  2. #dcb738
  3. #38dcb7
  4. #385ddc

Square

  1. #dc385d
  2. #afdc38
  3. #38dcb7
  4. #6538dc

Monochromatic

  1. #691226
  2. #aa1e3d
  3. #dc385d
  4. #e77992
  5. #f3bac7

Shades

#dc385d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc385d
  2. #c63254
  3. #b02d4a
  4. #9a2741
  5. #842238
  6. #6e1c2f
  7. #581625
  8. #42111c
  9. #2c0b13
  10. #160609
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc385d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc385d
  2. #e04c6d
  3. #e3607d
  4. #e7748e
  5. #ea889e
  6. #ee9cae
  7. #f1afbe
  8. #f5c3ce
  9. #f8d7df
  10. #fcebef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc385d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc385d
  2. #d33f61
  3. #ca4664
  4. #c04e68
  5. #b7556b
  6. #ae5c6f
  7. #a56372
  8. #9c6a76
  9. #927279
  10. #89797d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9656e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #64635d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8459 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f10048 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2555d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36e5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e91f51 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc385d {
  color: #dc385d;
}
Background
.bg-dc385d {
  background-color: #dc385d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc385d {
  border: 2px solid #dc385d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc385d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 56 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc385d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc385d, #dc6538);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc385d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 56 93 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 2.24 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.54 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.57 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.81 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.07 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 4.80 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.77 #23c7a2 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Cerise
#dc385d  rgb(220, 56, 93)  hsl(346, 70%, 54%)  Cerise
#38dcb7  rgb(56, 220, 183)  hsl(166, 70%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#5ddc38  rgb(93, 220, 56)  hsl(106, 70%, 54%)  Lime Green
#385ddc  rgb(56, 93, 220)  hsl(226, 70%, 54%)  Royal Blue