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#DC536C

#dc536c ≈ Cerise

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc536c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 32.55% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.27% magenta, 50.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 349.05°, with 66.18% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 5.44.

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Relative luminance0.2248

Complementary

  1. #dc536c
  2. #53dcc3

Split complementary

  1. #dc536c
  2. #53dc7e
  3. #53b0dc

Analogous

  1. #dc53b0
  2. #dc536c
  3. #dc7e53

Triadic

  1. #dc536c
  2. #6cdc53
  3. #536cdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc536c
  2. #dcc353
  3. #53dcc3
  4. #536cdc

Square

  1. #dc536c
  2. #b0dc53
  3. #53dcc3
  4. #7e53dc

Monochromatic

  1. #7d192b
  2. #bc2642
  3. #dc536c
  4. #e993a2
  5. #f6d2d9

Shades

#dc536c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc536c
  2. #c64b61
  3. #b04256
  4. #9a3a4c
  5. #843241
  6. #6e2a36
  7. #58212b
  8. #421920
  9. #2c1116
  10. #16080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc536c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc536c
  2. #e0647b
  3. #e37589
  4. #e78798
  5. #ea98a7
  6. #eea9b6
  7. #f1bac4
  8. #f5cbd3
  9. #f8dde2
  10. #fceef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc536c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc536c
  2. #d3586e
  3. #ca5c70
  4. #c06172
  5. #b76574
  6. #ae6a76
  7. #a56e78
  8. #9c737a
  9. #92777c
  10. #897c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae727a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #72716c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968d69 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef3d5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7666c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b67a6a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e84763 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc536c {
  color: #dc536c;
}
Background
.bg-dc536c {
  background-color: #dc536c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc536c {
  border: 2px solid #dc536c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc536c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 83 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 66% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc536c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc536c, #dc7e53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc536c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 83 108 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.44 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 5.49 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.07 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.53 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.72 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.73 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.93 #23ac93 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Cerise
#dc536c  rgb(220, 83, 108)  hsl(349, 66%, 59%)  Cerise
#53dcc3  rgb(83, 220, 195)  hsl(169, 66%, 59%)  Turquoise
#6cdc53  rgb(108, 220, 83)  hsl(109, 66%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#536cdc  rgb(83, 108, 220)  hsl(229, 66%, 59%)  Royal Blue