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#DE285C

#de285c ≈ Cerise

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de285c is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 15.69% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.98% magenta, 58.56% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 342.86°, with 73.39% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 1.61.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1782

Complementary

  1. #de285c
  2. #28deaa

Split complementary

  1. #de285c
  2. #28de4f
  3. #28b7de

Analogous

  1. #de28b7
  2. #de285c
  3. #de4f28

Triadic

  1. #de285c
  2. #5cde28
  3. #285cde

Tetradic

  1. #de285c
  2. #deaa28
  3. #28deaa
  4. #285cde

Square

  1. #de285c
  2. #b7de28
  3. #28deaa
  4. #4f28de

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0f25
  2. #a11940
  3. #de285c
  4. #e86a8e
  5. #f2adc1

Shades

#de285c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de285c
  2. #c82453
  3. #b2204a
  4. #9b1c40
  5. #851837
  6. #6f142e
  7. #591025
  8. #430c1c
  9. #2c0812
  10. #160409
  11. #000000

Tints

#de285c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de285c
  2. #e13e6c
  3. #e5537d
  4. #e8698d
  5. #eb7e9d
  6. #ef94ae
  7. #f2a9be
  8. #f5bfce
  9. #f8d4de
  10. #fceaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de285c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de285c
  2. #d53160
  3. #cb3a63
  4. #c24267
  5. #b84b6a
  6. #af546e
  7. #a65d72
  8. #9c6675
  9. #936e79
  10. #89777c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a95f6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5e5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c8257 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f30040 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a24d5c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b36a59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb004c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de285c {
  color: #de285c;
}
Background
.bg-de285c {
  background-color: #de285c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-de285c {
  border: 2px solid #de285c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de285c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 40 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de285c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de285c, #de4f28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de285c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 40 92 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 1.61 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 1.64 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 2.21 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 3.75 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.46 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.78 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.30 #21d7a3 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cerise
#de285c  rgb(222, 40, 92)  hsl(343, 73%, 51%)  Cerise
#28deaa  rgb(40, 222, 170)  hsl(163, 73%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#5cde28  rgb(92, 222, 40)  hsl(103, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green
#285cde  rgb(40, 92, 222)  hsl(223, 73%, 51%)  Royal Blue