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#EE255E

#ee255e ≈ Cerise

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee255e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 14.51% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.45% magenta, 60.5% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 342.99°, with 85.53% saturation and 53.92% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#ff3366
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Relative luminance0.2031

Complementary

  1. #ee255e
  2. #25eeb5

Split complementary

  1. #ee255e
  2. #25ee51
  3. #25c2ee

Analogous

  1. #ee25c2
  2. #ee255e
  3. #ee5125

Triadic

  1. #ee255e
  2. #5eee25
  3. #255eee

Tetradic

  1. #ee255e
  2. #eeb525
  3. #25eeb5
  4. #255eee

Square

  1. #ee255e
  2. #c2ee25
  3. #25eeb5
  4. #5125ee

Monochromatic

  1. #710926
  2. #b80e3e
  3. #ee255e
  4. #f46c92
  5. #f9b3c7

Shades

#ee255e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee255e
  2. #d62155
  3. #be1e4b
  4. #a71a42
  5. #8f1638
  6. #77132f
  7. #5f0f26
  8. #470b1c
  9. #300713
  10. #180409
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee255e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee255e
  2. #f03b6e
  3. #f1517e
  4. #f3668e
  5. #f57c9e
  6. #f792af
  7. #f8a8bf
  8. #fabecf
  9. #fcd3df
  10. #fde9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee255e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee255e
  2. #e32e61
  3. #d83765
  4. #cd4068
  5. #c2496c
  6. #b7536f
  7. #ac5c72
  8. #a16576
  9. #966e79
  10. #8b777d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b56571 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #64635f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968b59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0040 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad515e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0705b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc004e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee255e {
  color: #ee255e;
}
Background
.bg-ee255e {
  background-color: #ee255e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee255e {
  border: 2px solid #ee255e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee255e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 37 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee255e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee255e, #ee5125);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee255e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 37 94 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.36 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.74 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.92 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.71 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.88 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 4.95 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.83 #11daa1 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Cerise
#ee255e  rgb(238, 37, 94)  hsl(343, 86%, 54%)  Cerise
#25eeb5  rgb(37, 238, 181)  hsl(163, 86%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#5eee25  rgb(94, 238, 37)  hsl(103, 86%, 54%)  Harlequin
#255eee  rgb(37, 94, 238)  hsl(223, 86%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue