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#EA255C

#ea255c ≈ Cerise

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea255c is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 14.51% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.19% magenta, 60.68% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 343.25°, with 82.43% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#ff3366
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Relative luminance0.1959

Complementary

  1. #ea255c
  2. #25eab3

Split complementary

  1. #ea255c
  2. #25ea51
  3. #25bfea

Analogous

  1. #ea25bf
  2. #ea255c
  3. #ea5125

Triadic

  1. #ea255c
  2. #5cea25
  3. #255cea

Tetradic

  1. #ea255c
  2. #eab325
  3. #25eab3
  4. #255cea

Square

  1. #ea255c
  2. #bfea25
  3. #25eab3
  4. #5125ea

Monochromatic

  1. #6c0a26
  2. #b1113e
  3. #ea255c
  4. #f16b90
  5. #f7b1c4

Shades

#ea255c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea255c
  2. #d32153
  3. #bb1e4a
  4. #a41a40
  5. #8c1637
  6. #75132e
  7. #5e0f25
  8. #460b1c
  9. #2f0712
  10. #170409
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea255c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea255c
  2. #ec3b6c
  3. #ee517d
  4. #f0668d
  5. #f27c9d
  6. #f592ae
  7. #f7a8be
  8. #f9bece
  9. #fbd3de
  10. #fde9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea255c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea255c
  2. #df2e60
  3. #d53763
  4. #ca4067
  5. #c0496a
  6. #b5536e
  7. #aa5c72
  8. #a06575
  9. #956e79
  10. #8b777c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2636f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #62615d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938857 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa4f5c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc6e59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8004c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea255c {
  color: #ea255c;
}
Background
.bg-ea255c {
  background-color: #ea255c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea255c {
  border: 2px solid #ea255c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea255c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 37 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 82% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea255c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea255c, #ea5125);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea255c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 37 92 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 2.91 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.29 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.33 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.14 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 4.78 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.20 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.73 #15daa3 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Cerise
#ea255c  rgb(234, 37, 92)  hsl(343, 82%, 53%)  Cerise
#25eab3  rgb(37, 234, 179)  hsl(163, 82%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#5cea25  rgb(92, 234, 37)  hsl(103, 82%, 53%)  Neon Green
#255cea  rgb(37, 92, 234)  hsl(223, 82%, 53%)  Ultramarine Blue