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#DC486D

#dc486d ≈ Cerise

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc486d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 28.24% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.27% magenta, 50.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 67.89% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.2095

Complementary

  1. #dc486d
  2. #48dcb7

Split complementary

  1. #dc486d
  2. #48dc6d
  3. #48b7dc

Analogous

  1. #dc48b7
  2. #dc486d
  3. #dc6d48

Triadic

  1. #dc486d
  2. #6ddc48
  3. #486ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc486d
  2. #dcb748
  3. #48dcb7
  4. #486ddc

Square

  1. #dc486d
  2. #b7dc48
  3. #48dcb7
  4. #6d48dc

Monochromatic

  1. #75162e
  2. #b52347
  3. #dc486d
  4. #e888a0
  5. #f5c8d3

Shades

#dc486d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc486d
  2. #c64162
  3. #b03a57
  4. #9a324c
  5. #842b41
  6. #6e2437
  7. #581d2c
  8. #421621
  9. #2c0e16
  10. #16070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc486d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc486d
  2. #e05a7c
  3. #e36d8a
  4. #e77f99
  5. #ea91a7
  6. #eea4b6
  7. #f1b6c5
  8. #f5c8d3
  9. #f8dae2
  10. #fcedf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc486d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc486d
  2. #d34e6f
  3. #ca5371
  4. #c05973
  5. #b75e75
  6. #ae6477
  7. #a56a78
  8. #9c6f7a
  9. #92757c
  10. #897a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac6d78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b6b6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918969 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef2d57 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a55f6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4756b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e83a60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc486d {
  color: #dc486d;
}
Background
.bg-dc486d {
  background-color: #dc486d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc486d {
  border: 2px solid #dc486d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc486d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 72 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc486d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc486d, #dc6d48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc486d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 72 109 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.33 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 4.33 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 5.36 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.73 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.74 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.60 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.85 #23b792 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Cerise
#dc486d  rgb(220, 72, 109)  hsl(345, 68%, 57%)  Cerise
#48dcb7  rgb(72, 220, 183)  hsl(165, 68%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine
#6ddc48  rgb(109, 220, 72)  hsl(105, 68%, 57%)  Lime Green
#486ddc  rgb(72, 109, 220)  hsl(225, 68%, 57%)  Royal Blue