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#DD496E

#dd496e ≈ Cerise

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd496e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 28.63% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.97% magenta, 50.23% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 68.52% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.2126

Complementary

  1. #dd496e
  2. #49ddb8

Split complementary

  1. #dd496e
  2. #49dd6e
  3. #49b8dd

Analogous

  1. #dd49b8
  2. #dd496e
  3. #dd6e49

Triadic

  1. #dd496e
  2. #6edd49
  3. #496edd

Tetradic

  1. #dd496e
  2. #ddb849
  3. #49ddb8
  4. #496edd

Square

  1. #dd496e
  2. #b8dd49
  3. #49ddb8
  4. #6e49dd

Monochromatic

  1. #77162e
  2. #b72247
  3. #dd496e
  4. #e989a1
  5. #f5cad5

Shades

#dd496e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd496e
  2. #c74263
  3. #b13a58
  4. #9b334d
  5. #852c42
  6. #6f2537
  7. #581d2c
  8. #421621
  9. #2c0f16
  10. #16070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd496e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd496e
  2. #e05b7d
  3. #e46d8b
  4. #e7809a
  5. #eb92a8
  6. #eea4b7
  7. #f1b6c5
  8. #f5c8d4
  9. #f8dbe2
  10. #fcedf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd496e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd496e
  2. #d44f70
  3. #ca5472
  4. #c15a73
  5. #b85f75
  6. #af6577
  7. #a56a79
  8. #9c707b
  9. #93757c
  10. #897b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad6d79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b6c6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #928a6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f02f58 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5606e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5756c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e93b61 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd496e {
  color: #dd496e;
}
Background
.bg-dd496e {
  background-color: #dd496e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd496e {
  border: 2px solid #dd496e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd496e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 73 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 69% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd496e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd496e, #dd6e49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd496e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 73 110 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.61 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 4.51 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 5.09 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.99 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.00 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.87 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 6.88 #22b691 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Cerise
#dd496e  rgb(221, 73, 110)  hsl(345, 69%, 58%)  Cerise
#49ddb8  rgb(73, 221, 184)  hsl(165, 69%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine
#6edd49  rgb(110, 221, 73)  hsl(105, 69%, 58%)  Lime Green
#496edd  rgb(73, 110, 221)  hsl(225, 69%, 58%)  Royal Blue