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#EF255F

#ef255f ≈ Cerise

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef255f is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 14.51% green and 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.52% magenta, 60.25% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 342.77°, with 86.32% saturation and 54.12% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#ff3366
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Relative luminance0.205

Complementary

  1. #ef255f
  2. #25efb5

Split complementary

  1. #ef255f
  2. #25ef50
  3. #25c4ef

Analogous

  1. #ef25c4
  2. #ef255f
  3. #ef5025

Triadic

  1. #ef255f
  2. #5fef25
  3. #255fef

Tetradic

  1. #ef255f
  2. #efb525
  3. #25efb5
  4. #255fef

Square

  1. #ef255f
  2. #c4ef25
  3. #25efb5
  4. #5025ef

Monochromatic

  1. #730827
  2. #ba0e3f
  3. #ef255f
  4. #f46c93
  5. #f9b4c8

Shades

#ef255f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef255f
  2. #d72156
  3. #bf1e4c
  4. #a71a43
  5. #8f1639
  6. #781330
  7. #600f26
  8. #480b1d
  9. #300713
  10. #18040a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef255f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef255f
  2. #f13b6f
  3. #f2517f
  4. #f4668f
  5. #f57c9f
  6. #f792af
  7. #f9a8bf
  8. #fabecf
  9. #fcd3df
  10. #fde9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef255f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef255f
  2. #e42e62
  3. #d93766
  4. #ce4069
  5. #c3496c
  6. #b85370
  7. #ac5c73
  8. #a16576
  9. #966e79
  10. #8b777d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b66572 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #646360 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968b5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0040 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae515f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0705c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd004e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef255f {
  color: #ef255f;
}
Background
.bg-ef255f {
  background-color: #ef255f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef255f {
  border: 2px solid #ef255f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef255f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 37 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef255f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef255f, #ef5025);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef255f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 37 95 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 3.43 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.98 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.04 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.80 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 4.90 #ff004f Folly ΔE 4.93 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.71 #10daa0 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Cerise
#ef255f  rgb(239, 37, 95)  hsl(343, 86%, 54%)  Cerise
#25efb5  rgb(37, 239, 181)  hsl(163, 86%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#5fef25  rgb(95, 239, 37)  hsl(103, 86%, 54%)  Harlequin
#255fef  rgb(37, 95, 239)  hsl(223, 86%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue