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#EE255F

#ee255f ≈ Cerise

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee255f 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 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.45% magenta, 60.08% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 342.69°, 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#ff3366
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Relative luminance0.2033

Complementary

  1. #ee255f
  2. #25eeb4

Split complementary

  1. #ee255f
  2. #25ee50
  3. #25c3ee

Analogous

  1. #ee25c3
  2. #ee255f
  3. #ee5025

Triadic

  1. #ee255f
  2. #5fee25
  3. #255fee

Tetradic

  1. #ee255f
  2. #eeb425
  3. #25eeb4
  4. #255fee

Square

  1. #ee255f
  2. #c3ee25
  3. #25eeb4
  4. #5025ee

Monochromatic

  1. #710927
  2. #b80e3f
  3. #ee255f
  4. #f46c93
  5. #f9b3c7

Shades

#ee255f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee255f
  2. #d62156
  3. #be1e4c
  4. #a71a43
  5. #8f1639
  6. #771330
  7. #5f0f26
  8. #470b1d
  9. #300713
  10. #18040a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee255f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee255f
  2. #f03b6f
  3. #f1517f
  4. #f3668f
  5. #f57c9f
  6. #f792af
  7. #f8a8bf
  8. #fabecf
  9. #fcd3df
  10. #fde9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee255f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee255f
  2. #e32e62
  3. #d83766
  4. #cd4069
  5. #c2496c
  6. #b75370
  7. #ac5c73
  8. #a16576
  9. #966e79
  10. #8b777d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b56572 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #646360 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968b5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0040 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad515f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0705c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc004e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee255f {
  color: #ee255f;
}
Background
.bg-ee255f {
  background-color: #ee255f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee255f {
  border: 2px solid #ee255f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee255f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 37 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee255f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee255f, #ee5025);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee255f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 37 95 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.22 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.83 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.98 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.58 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 4.72 #ff004f Folly ΔE 5.10 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.92 #11daa0 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Cerise
#ee255f  rgb(238, 37, 95)  hsl(343, 86%, 54%)  Cerise
#25eeb4  rgb(37, 238, 180)  hsl(163, 86%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#5fee25  rgb(95, 238, 37)  hsl(103, 86%, 54%)  Harlequin
#255fee  rgb(37, 95, 238)  hsl(223, 86%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue