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#DC4872

#dc4872 ≈ Cerise

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc4872 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 28.24% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.27% magenta, 48.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 342.97°, with 67.89% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.2107

Complementary

  1. #dc4872
  2. #48dcb2

Split complementary

  1. #dc4872
  2. #48dc68
  3. #48bcdc

Analogous

  1. #dc48bc
  2. #dc4872
  3. #dc6848

Triadic

  1. #dc4872
  2. #72dc48
  3. #4872dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc4872
  2. #dcb248
  3. #48dcb2
  4. #4872dc

Square

  1. #dc4872
  2. #bcdc48
  3. #48dcb2
  4. #6848dc

Monochromatic

  1. #751631
  2. #b5234c
  3. #dc4872
  4. #e888a3
  5. #f5c8d5

Shades

#dc4872 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc4872
  2. #c64167
  3. #b03a5b
  4. #9a3250
  5. #842b44
  6. #6e2439
  7. #581d2e
  8. #421622
  9. #2c0e17
  10. #16070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc4872 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc4872
  2. #e05a80
  3. #e36d8e
  4. #e77f9c
  5. #ea91aa
  6. #eea4b9
  7. #f1b6c7
  8. #f5c8d5
  9. #f8dae3
  10. #fcedf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc4872 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc4872
  2. #d34e73
  3. #ca5375
  4. #c05976
  5. #b75e78
  6. #ae6479
  7. #a56a7a
  8. #9c6f7c
  9. #92757d
  10. #897a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac6d7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6c73 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90896e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef3059 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a45f73 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b47570 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e83b64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc4872 {
  color: #dc4872;
}
Background
.bg-dc4872 {
  background-color: #dc4872;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc4872 {
  border: 2px solid #dc4872;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc4872;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 72 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc4872 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc4872, #dc6848);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc4872 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 72 114 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.87 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 4.00 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 4.63 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.97 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.19 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 6.24 #ff007f Rose ΔE 6.43 #23b78d Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Cerise
#dc4872  rgb(220, 72, 114)  hsl(343, 68%, 57%)  Cerise
#48dcb2  rgb(72, 220, 178)  hsl(163, 68%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine
#72dc48  rgb(114, 220, 72)  hsl(103, 68%, 57%)  Lime Green
#4872dc  rgb(72, 114, 220)  hsl(223, 68%, 57%)  Royal Blue