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#E12B60

#e12b60 ≈ Cerise

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e12b60 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 16.86% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.89% magenta, 57.33% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 342.53°, with 75.21% saturation and 52.55% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 0.87.

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Relative luminance0.1858

Complementary

  1. #e12b60
  2. #2be1ac

Split complementary

  1. #e12b60
  2. #2be151
  3. #2bbbe1

Analogous

  1. #e12bbb
  2. #e12b60
  3. #e1512b

Triadic

  1. #e12b60
  2. #60e12b
  3. #2b60e1

Tetradic

  1. #e12b60
  2. #e1ac2b
  3. #2be1ac
  4. #2b60e1

Square

  1. #e12b60
  2. #bbe12b
  3. #2be1ac
  4. #512be1

Monochromatic

  1. #650e27
  2. #a81842
  3. #e12b60
  4. #ea6e92
  5. #f4b1c5

Shades

#e12b60 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e12b60
  2. #cb2756
  3. #b4224d
  4. #9e1e43
  5. #871a3a
  6. #711630
  7. #5a1126
  8. #440d1d
  9. #2d0913
  10. #17040a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e12b60 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e12b60
  2. #e44070
  3. #e75580
  4. #ea6b90
  5. #ed80a0
  6. #f095b0
  7. #f3aabf
  8. #f6bfcf
  9. #f9d5df
  10. #fceaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e12b60 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e12b60
  2. #d73463
  3. #ce3c66
  4. #c4456a
  5. #ba4d6d
  6. #b15670
  7. #a75e73
  8. #9d6776
  9. #936f7a
  10. #8a787d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac626f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #606061 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e855b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f60043 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a45060 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b56c5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee0050 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e12b60 {
  color: #e12b60;
}
Background
.bg-e12b60 {
  background-color: #e12b60;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e12b60 {
  border: 2px solid #e12b60;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e12b60;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 43 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 75% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e12b60 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e12b60, #e1512b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e12b60 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 43 96 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 0.87 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 1.98 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 2.40 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 3.07 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.80 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.30 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.40 #1ed49f Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Cerise
#e12b60  rgb(225, 43, 96)  hsl(343, 75%, 53%)  Cerise
#2be1ac  rgb(43, 225, 172)  hsl(163, 75%, 53%)  Caribbean Green
#60e12b  rgb(96, 225, 43)  hsl(103, 75%, 53%)  Lime Green
#2b60e1  rgb(43, 96, 225)  hsl(223, 75%, 53%)  Royal Blue