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#DF516B

#df516b ≈ Cerise

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#df516b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 31.76% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.68% magenta, 52.02% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 349.01°, with 68.93% saturation and 59.61% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 5.37.

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Relative luminance0.2263

Complementary

  1. #df516b
  2. #51dfc5

Split complementary

  1. #df516b
  2. #51df7e
  3. #51b2df

Analogous

  1. #df51b2
  2. #df516b
  3. #df7e51

Triadic

  1. #df516b
  2. #6bdf51
  3. #516bdf

Tetradic

  1. #df516b
  2. #dfc551
  3. #51dfc5
  4. #516bdf

Square

  1. #df516b
  2. #b2df51
  3. #51dfc5
  4. #7e51df

Monochromatic

  1. #80172b
  2. #c02340
  3. #df516b
  4. #eb92a2
  5. #f7d2d9

Shades

#df516b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df516b
  2. #c94960
  3. #b24156
  4. #9c394b
  5. #863140
  6. #702936
  7. #59202b
  8. #431820
  9. #2d1015
  10. #16080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#df516b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df516b
  2. #e2627a
  3. #e57489
  4. #e98597
  5. #ec97a6
  6. #efa8b5
  7. #f2b9c4
  8. #f5cbd3
  9. #f9dce1
  10. #fceef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df516b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df516b
  2. #d6566d
  3. #cc5a6f
  4. #c35f71
  5. #b96473
  6. #b06976
  7. #a66d78
  8. #9d727a
  9. #93777c
  10. #8a7b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af727a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #72716b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978e68 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3395b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9656b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b87a69 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb4462 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df516b {
  color: #df516b;
}
Background
.bg-df516b {
  background-color: #df516b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-df516b {
  border: 2px solid #df516b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df516b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 81 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 69% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df516b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df516b, #df7e51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df516b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 81 107 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.37 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.52 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 5.76 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.40 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.61 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.76 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.90 #20ae94 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Cerise
#df516b  rgb(223, 81, 107)  hsl(349, 69%, 60%)  Cerise
#51dfc5  rgb(81, 223, 197)  hsl(169, 69%, 60%)  Turquoise
#6bdf51  rgb(107, 223, 81)  hsl(109, 69%, 60%)  Pastel Green
#516bdf  rgb(81, 107, 223)  hsl(229, 69%, 60%)  Royal Blue