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#E2255E

#e2255e ≈ Cerise

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e2255e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 14.51% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.63% magenta, 58.41% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 341.9°, with 76.52% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 1.34.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.183

Complementary

  1. #e2255e
  2. #25e2a9

Split complementary

  1. #e2255e
  2. #25e24a
  3. #25bde2

Analogous

  1. #e225bd
  2. #e2255e
  3. #e24a25

Triadic

  1. #e2255e
  2. #5ee225
  3. #255ee2

Tetradic

  1. #e2255e
  2. #e2a925
  3. #25e2a9
  4. #255ee2

Square

  1. #e2255e
  2. #bde225
  3. #25e2a9
  4. #4a25e2

Monochromatic

  1. #610d26
  2. #a51641
  3. #e2255e
  4. #eb6990
  5. #f4acc2

Shades

#e2255e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2255e
  2. #cb2155
  3. #b51e4b
  4. #9e1a42
  5. #881638
  6. #71132f
  7. #5a0f26
  8. #440b1c
  9. #2d0713
  10. #170409
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2255e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2255e
  2. #e53b6e
  3. #e8517e
  4. #eb668e
  5. #ee7c9e
  6. #f192af
  7. #f3a8bf
  8. #f6becf
  9. #f9d3df
  10. #fce9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2255e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2255e
  2. #d82e61
  3. #ce3765
  4. #c54068
  5. #bb496c
  6. #b1536f
  7. #a75c72
  8. #9d6576
  9. #946e79
  10. #8a777d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac606e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5e5f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8459 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7003f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a44d5e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b66b5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef004d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2255e {
  color: #e2255e;
}
Background
.bg-e2255e {
  background-color: #e2255e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2255e {
  border: 2px solid #e2255e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2255e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 37 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 77% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2255e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2255e, #e24a25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2255e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 37 94 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 1.34 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 1.55 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 2.16 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 3.30 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.63 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.30 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.41 #1ddaa1 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Cerise
#e2255e  rgb(226, 37, 94)  hsl(342, 77%, 52%)  Cerise
#25e2a9  rgb(37, 226, 169)  hsl(162, 77%, 52%)  Caribbean Green
#5ee225  rgb(94, 226, 37)  hsl(102, 77%, 52%)  Lime Green
#255ee2  rgb(37, 94, 226)  hsl(222, 77%, 52%)  Royal Blue