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#E42865

#e42865 ≈ Cerise

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e42865 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 15.69% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.46% magenta, 55.7% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 340.53°, with 77.69% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 1.15.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1895

Complementary

  1. #e42865
  2. #28e4a7

Split complementary

  1. #e42865
  2. #28e449
  3. #28c3e4

Analogous

  1. #e428c3
  2. #e42865
  3. #e44928

Triadic

  1. #e42865
  2. #65e428
  3. #2865e4

Tetradic

  1. #e42865
  2. #e4a728
  3. #28e4a7
  4. #2865e4

Square

  1. #e42865
  2. #c3e428
  3. #28e4a7
  4. #4928e4

Monochromatic

  1. #660d2a
  2. #aa1546
  3. #e42865
  4. #ed6c96
  5. #f5b0c6

Shades

#e42865 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e42865
  2. #cd245b
  3. #b62051
  4. #a01c47
  5. #89183d
  6. #721433
  7. #5b1028
  8. #440c1e
  9. #2e0814
  10. #17040a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e42865 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e42865
  2. #e73e74
  3. #e95384
  4. #ec6993
  5. #ef7ea3
  6. #f294b2
  7. #f4a9c1
  8. #f7bfd1
  9. #fad4e0
  10. #fceaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e42865 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e42865
  2. #da3168
  3. #d03a6a
  4. #c6426d
  5. #bc4b70
  6. #b25473
  7. #a85d75
  8. #9e6678
  9. #946e7b
  10. #8a777d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae6271 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f6166 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8660 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f90044 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a55066 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b76c62 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f10053 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e42865 {
  color: #e42865;
}
Background
.bg-e42865 {
  background-color: #e42865;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e42865 {
  border: 2px solid #e42865;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e42865;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 40 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 78% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e42865 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e42865, #e44928);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e42865 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 40 101 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 1.15 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 1.85 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 2.34 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 2.35 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 4.70 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.98 #ff007f Rose ΔE 6.54 #1bd79a Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Cerise
#e42865  rgb(228, 40, 101)  hsl(341, 78%, 53%)  Cerise
#28e4a7  rgb(40, 228, 167)  hsl(161, 78%, 53%)  Caribbean Green
#65e428  rgb(101, 228, 40)  hsl(101, 78%, 53%)  Lawn Green
#2865e4  rgb(40, 101, 228)  hsl(221, 78%, 53%)  Royal Blue