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#DD285E

#dd285e ≈ Cerise

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd285e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 15.69% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.9% magenta, 57.47% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 342.1°, with 72.69% saturation and 51.18% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 1.32.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.177

Complementary

  1. #dd285e
  2. #28dda7

Split complementary

  1. #dd285e
  2. #28dd4d
  3. #28b9dd

Analogous

  1. #dd28b9
  2. #dd285e
  3. #dd4d28

Triadic

  1. #dd285e
  2. #5edd28
  3. #285edd

Tetradic

  1. #dd285e
  2. #dda728
  3. #28dda7
  4. #285edd

Square

  1. #dd285e
  2. #b9dd28
  3. #28dda7
  4. #4d28dd

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0f26
  2. #9f1941
  3. #dd285e
  4. #e76a8f
  5. #f2acc1

Shades

#dd285e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd285e
  2. #c72455
  3. #b1204b
  4. #9b1c42
  5. #851838
  6. #6f142f
  7. #581026
  8. #420c1c
  9. #2c0813
  10. #160409
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd285e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd285e
  2. #e03e6e
  3. #e4537e
  4. #e7698e
  5. #eb7e9e
  6. #ee94af
  7. #f1a9bf
  8. #f5bfcf
  9. #f8d4df
  10. #fceaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd285e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd285e
  2. #d43161
  3. #ca3a65
  4. #c14268
  5. #b84b6c
  6. #af546f
  7. #a55d72
  8. #9c6676
  9. #936e79
  10. #89777d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95f6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5d5f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8259 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20041 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a14d5e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2695b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea004e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd285e {
  color: #dd285e;
}
Background
.bg-dd285e {
  background-color: #dd285e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dd285e {
  border: 2px solid #dd285e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd285e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 40 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd285e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd285e, #dd4d28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd285e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 40 94 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 1.32 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 1.45 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 1.71 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 3.20 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 4.65 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.13 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.15 #22d7a1 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cerise
#dd285e  rgb(221, 40, 94)  hsl(342, 73%, 51%)  Cerise
#28dda7  rgb(40, 221, 167)  hsl(162, 73%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#5edd28  rgb(94, 221, 40)  hsl(102, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green
#285edd  rgb(40, 94, 221)  hsl(222, 73%, 51%)  Royal Blue