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#EC406E

#ec406e ≈ Cerise

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec406e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 25.1% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.88% magenta, 53.39% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 343.95°, with 81.9% saturation and 58.82% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 4.36.

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Web safe#ff3366
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Relative luminance0.2263

Complementary

  1. #ec406e
  2. #40ecbe

Split complementary

  1. #ec406e
  2. #40ec68
  3. #40c4ec

Analogous

  1. #ec40c4
  2. #ec406e
  3. #ec6840

Triadic

  1. #ec406e
  2. #6eec40
  3. #406eec

Tetradic

  1. #ec406e
  2. #ecbe40
  3. #40ecbe
  4. #406eec

Square

  1. #ec406e
  2. #c4ec40
  3. #40ecbe
  4. #6840ec

Monochromatic

  1. #860d2e
  2. #cb1445
  3. #ec406e
  4. #f386a3
  5. #facbd8

Shades

#ec406e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec406e
  2. #d43a63
  3. #bd3358
  4. #a52d4d
  5. #8e2642
  6. #762037
  7. #5e1a2c
  8. #471321
  9. #2f0d16
  10. #18060b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec406e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec406e
  2. #ee537d
  3. #f0668b
  4. #f2799a
  5. #f48ca8
  6. #f6a0b7
  7. #f7b3c5
  8. #f9c6d4
  9. #fbd9e2
  10. #fdecf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec406e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec406e
  2. #e14670
  3. #d64d72
  4. #cc5373
  5. #c15a75
  6. #b66077
  7. #ab6679
  8. #a06d7b
  9. #96737c
  10. #8b7a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b76e7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c6d6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99906a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0f53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae5e6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0786b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f92a5f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec406e {
  color: #ec406e;
}
Background
.bg-ec406e {
  background-color: #ec406e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec406e {
  border: 2px solid #ec406e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec406e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 64 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec406e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec406e, #ec6840);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec406e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 64 110 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.36 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 4.95 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.46 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 5.74 #ff007f Rose ΔE 5.97 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 6.06 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.23 #13bf91 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Cerise
#ec406e  rgb(236, 64, 110)  hsl(344, 82%, 59%)  Cerise
#40ecbe  rgb(64, 236, 190)  hsl(164, 82%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#6eec40  rgb(110, 236, 64)  hsl(104, 82%, 59%)  Neon Green
#406eec  rgb(64, 110, 236)  hsl(224, 82%, 59%)  Royal Blue