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#E42E68

#e42e68 ≈ Cerise

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e42e68 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 18.04% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.82% magenta, 54.39% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 340.88°, with 77.12% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 1.46.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1945

Complementary

  1. #e42e68
  2. #2ee4aa

Split complementary

  1. #e42e68
  2. #2ee44f
  3. #2ec3e4

Analogous

  1. #e42ec3
  2. #e42e68
  3. #e44f2e

Triadic

  1. #e42e68
  2. #68e42e
  3. #2e68e4

Tetradic

  1. #e42e68
  2. #e4aa2e
  3. #2ee4aa
  4. #2e68e4

Square

  1. #e42e68
  2. #c3e42e
  3. #2ee4aa
  4. #4f2ee4

Monochromatic

  1. #6b0e2c
  2. #af1747
  3. #e42e68
  4. #ed7299
  5. #f6b6ca

Shades

#e42e68 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e42e68
  2. #cd295e
  3. #b62553
  4. #a02049
  5. #891c3e
  6. #721734
  7. #5b122a
  8. #440e1f
  9. #2e0915
  10. #17050a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e42e68 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e42e68
  2. #e74377
  3. #e95886
  4. #ec6d95
  5. #ef82a4
  6. #f297b4
  7. #f4abc3
  8. #f7c0d2
  9. #fad5e1
  10. #fceaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e42e68 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e42e68
  2. #da366a
  3. #d03e6d
  4. #c6476f
  5. #bc4f72
  6. #b25774
  7. #a85f76
  8. #9e6779
  9. #94707b
  10. #8a787e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af6473 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #616369 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908764 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f90048 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a65269 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b86e65 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f10656 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e42e68 {
  color: #e42e68;
}
Background
.bg-e42e68 {
  background-color: #e42e68;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e42e68 {
  border: 2px solid #e42e68;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e42e68;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 46 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 77% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e42e68 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e42e68, #e44f2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e42e68 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 46 104 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 1.46 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 1.74 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 3.01 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.09 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 4.93 #ff007f Rose ΔE 6.08 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.36 #1bd197 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Cerise
#e42e68  rgb(228, 46, 104)  hsl(341, 77%, 54%)  Cerise
#2ee4aa  rgb(46, 228, 170)  hsl(161, 77%, 54%)  Caribbean Green
#68e42e  rgb(104, 228, 46)  hsl(101, 77%, 54%)  Lawn Green
#2e68e4  rgb(46, 104, 228)  hsl(221, 77%, 54%)  Royal Blue