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#EA255E

#ea255e ≈ Cerise

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea255e 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 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.19% magenta, 59.83% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 342.64°, 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 2.55.

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Web safe#ff3366
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Relative luminance0.1962

Complementary

  1. #ea255e
  2. #25eab1

Split complementary

  1. #ea255e
  2. #25ea4f
  3. #25c1ea

Analogous

  1. #ea25c1
  2. #ea255e
  3. #ea4f25

Triadic

  1. #ea255e
  2. #5eea25
  3. #255eea

Tetradic

  1. #ea255e
  2. #eab125
  3. #25eab1
  4. #255eea

Square

  1. #ea255e
  2. #c1ea25
  3. #25eab1
  4. #4f25ea

Monochromatic

  1. #6c0a27
  2. #b1113f
  3. #ea255e
  4. #f16b92
  5. #f7b1c5

Shades

#ea255e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea255e
  2. #d32155
  3. #bb1e4b
  4. #a41a42
  5. #8c1638
  6. #75132f
  7. #5e0f26
  8. #460b1c
  9. #2f0713
  10. #170409
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea255e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea255e
  2. #ec3b6e
  3. #ee517e
  4. #f0668e
  5. #f27c9e
  6. #f592af
  7. #f7a8bf
  8. #f9becf
  9. #fbd3df
  10. #fde9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea255e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea255e
  2. #df2e61
  3. #d53765
  4. #ca4068
  5. #c0496c
  6. #b5536f
  7. #aa5c72
  8. #a06576
  9. #956e79
  10. #8b777d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b26370 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #62615f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938959 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0040 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa505e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc6e5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8004d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea255e {
  color: #ea255e;
}
Background
.bg-ea255e {
  background-color: #ea255e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea255e {
  border: 2px solid #ea255e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea255e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 37 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 82% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea255e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea255e, #ea4f25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea255e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 37 94 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 2.55 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.06 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 3.83 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.84 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 4.28 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.62 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.96 #15daa1 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Cerise
#ea255e  rgb(234, 37, 94)  hsl(343, 82%, 53%)  Cerise
#25eab1  rgb(37, 234, 177)  hsl(163, 82%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#5eea25  rgb(94, 234, 37)  hsl(103, 82%, 53%)  Harlequin
#255eea  rgb(37, 94, 234)  hsl(223, 82%, 53%)  Royal Blue