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#E12E5F

#e12e5f ≈ Cerise

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e12e5f is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 18.04% green and 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.56% magenta, 57.78% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 343.58°, with 74.9% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 1.23.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1879

Complementary

  1. #e12e5f
  2. #2ee1b0

Split complementary

  1. #e12e5f
  2. #2ee157
  3. #2eb8e1

Analogous

  1. #e12eb8
  2. #e12e5f
  3. #e1572e

Triadic

  1. #e12e5f
  2. #5fe12e
  3. #2e5fe1

Tetradic

  1. #e12e5f
  2. #e1b02e
  3. #2ee1b0
  4. #2e5fe1

Square

  1. #e12e5f
  2. #b8e12e
  3. #2ee1b0
  4. #572ee1

Monochromatic

  1. #670f27
  2. #aa1840
  3. #e12e5f
  4. #eb7192
  5. #f4b4c5

Shades

#e12e5f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e12e5f
  2. #cb2956
  3. #b4254c
  4. #9e2043
  5. #871c39
  6. #711730
  7. #5a1226
  8. #440e1d
  9. #2d0913
  10. #17050a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e12e5f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e12e5f
  2. #e4436f
  3. #e7587f
  4. #ea6d8f
  5. #ed829f
  6. #f097af
  7. #f3abbf
  8. #f6c0cf
  9. #f9d5df
  10. #fceaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e12e5f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e12e5f
  2. #d73662
  3. #ce3e66
  4. #c44769
  5. #ba4f6c
  6. #b15770
  7. #a75f73
  8. #9d6776
  9. #937079
  10. #8a787d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac636f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #616160 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f855a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f60044 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4515f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b66d5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee0350 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e12e5f {
  color: #e12e5f;
}
Background
.bg-e12e5f {
  background-color: #e12e5f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e12e5f {
  border: 2px solid #e12e5f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e12e5f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 46 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 75% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e12e5f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e12e5f, #e1572e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e12e5f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 46 95 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 1.23 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 2.39 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 2.93 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 3.59 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.28 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.05 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.86 #1ed1a0 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Cerise
#e12e5f  rgb(225, 46, 95)  hsl(344, 75%, 53%)  Cerise
#2ee1b0  rgb(46, 225, 176)  hsl(164, 75%, 53%)  Caribbean Green
#5fe12e  rgb(95, 225, 46)  hsl(104, 75%, 53%)  Lime Green
#2e5fe1  rgb(46, 95, 225)  hsl(224, 75%, 53%)  Royal Blue