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#DC4E65

#dc4e65 ≈ Cerise

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc4e65 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 30.59% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.55% magenta, 54.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 350.28°, with 66.98% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 5.03.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.216

Complementary

  1. #dc4e65
  2. #4edcc5

Split complementary

  1. #dc4e65
  2. #4edc7e
  3. #4eacdc

Analogous

  1. #dc4eac
  2. #dc4e65
  3. #dc7e4e

Triadic

  1. #dc4e65
  2. #65dc4e
  3. #4e65dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc4e65
  2. #dcc54e
  3. #4edcc5
  4. #4e65dc

Square

  1. #dc4e65
  2. #acdc4e
  3. #4edcc5
  4. #7e4edc

Monochromatic

  1. #791828
  2. #b9253d
  3. #dc4e65
  4. #e98e9d
  5. #f5ced4

Shades

#dc4e65 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc4e65
  2. #c6465b
  3. #b03e51
  4. #9a3747
  5. #842f3d
  6. #6e2733
  7. #581f28
  8. #42171e
  9. #2c1014
  10. #16080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc4e65 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc4e65
  2. #e06074
  3. #e37184
  4. #e78393
  5. #ea95a3
  6. #eea7b2
  7. #f1b8c1
  8. #f5cad1
  9. #f8dce0
  10. #fcedf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc4e65 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc4e65
  2. #d35368
  3. #ca586a
  4. #c05d6d
  5. #b76270
  6. #ae6773
  7. #a56c75
  8. #9c7178
  9. #92767b
  10. #897b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad6f76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706e65 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958b62 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f03457 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a66265 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b67763 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8405d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc4e65 {
  color: #dc4e65;
}
Background
.bg-dc4e65 {
  background-color: #dc4e65;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc4e65 {
  border: 2px solid #dc4e65;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc4e65;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 78 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc4e65 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc4e65, #dc7e4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc4e65 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 78 101 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.03 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.21 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.42 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.67 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.75 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.01 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.02 #23b19a Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Cerise
#dc4e65  rgb(220, 78, 101)  hsl(350, 67%, 58%)  Cerise
#4edcc5  rgb(78, 220, 197)  hsl(170, 67%, 58%)  Turquoise
#65dc4e  rgb(101, 220, 78)  hsl(110, 67%, 58%)  Malachite
#4e65dc  rgb(78, 101, 220)  hsl(230, 67%, 58%)  Royal Blue