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#E72E61

#e72e61 ≈ Cerise

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e72e61 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 18.04% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.09% magenta, 58.01% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 343.46°, with 79.4% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 2.03.

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Web safe#ff3366
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Relative luminance0.1981

Complementary

  1. #e72e61
  2. #2ee7b4

Split complementary

  1. #e72e61
  2. #2ee757
  3. #2ebde7

Analogous

  1. #e72ebd
  2. #e72e61
  3. #e7572e

Triadic

  1. #e72e61
  2. #61e72e
  3. #2e61e7

Tetradic

  1. #e72e61
  2. #e7b42e
  3. #2ee7b4
  4. #2e61e7

Square

  1. #e72e61
  2. #bde72e
  3. #2ee7b4
  4. #572ee7

Monochromatic

  1. #6f0d28
  2. #b41541
  3. #e72e61
  4. #ef7395
  5. #f7b7c9

Shades

#e72e61 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e72e61
  2. #d02957
  3. #b9254e
  4. #a22044
  5. #8b1c3a
  6. #741731
  7. #5c1227
  8. #450e1d
  9. #2e0913
  10. #17050a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e72e61 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e72e61
  2. #e94371
  3. #ec5881
  4. #ee6d90
  5. #f182a0
  6. #f397b0
  7. #f5abc0
  8. #f8c0d0
  9. #fad5df
  10. #fdeaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e72e61 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e72e61
  2. #dd3664
  3. #d23e67
  4. #c8476a
  5. #be4f6d
  6. #b45771
  7. #a95f74
  8. #9f6777
  9. #95707a
  10. #8a787d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b16571 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #636362 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93885c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd0045 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a95361 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba6f5e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f40051 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e72e61 {
  color: #e72e61;
}
Background
.bg-e72e61 {
  background-color: #e72e61;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e72e61 {
  border: 2px solid #e72e61;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e72e61;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 46 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 79% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e72e61 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e72e61, #e7572e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e72e61 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 46 97 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 2.03 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.22 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 3.80 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 3.86 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.28 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.84 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.18 #18d19e Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Cerise
#e72e61  rgb(231, 46, 97)  hsl(343, 79%, 54%)  Cerise
#2ee7b4  rgb(46, 231, 180)  hsl(163, 79%, 54%)  Caribbean Green
#61e72e  rgb(97, 231, 46)  hsl(103, 79%, 54%)  Neon Green
#2e61e7  rgb(46, 97, 231)  hsl(223, 79%, 54%)  Royal Blue