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#F42CA5

#f42ca5 ≈ Persian Rose

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#f42ca5 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 17.25% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.97% magenta, 32.38% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 323.7°, with 90.09% saturation and 56.47% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Rose (#fe28a2), ΔE 2.14.

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Relative luminance0.2375

Complementary

  1. #f42ca5
  2. #2cf47b

Split complementary

  1. #f42ca5
  2. #41f42c
  3. #2cf4df

Analogous

  1. #df2cf4
  2. #f42ca5
  3. #f42c41

Triadic

  1. #f42ca5
  2. #a5f42c
  3. #2ca5f4

Tetradic

  1. #f42ca5
  2. #f47b2c
  3. #2cf47b
  4. #2ca5f4

Square

  1. #f42ca5
  2. #f4df2c
  3. #2cf47b
  4. #2c41f4

Monochromatic

  1. #800750
  2. #c90a7e
  3. #f42ca5
  4. #f875c4
  5. #fcbde3

Shades

#f42ca5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f42ca5
  2. #dc2895
  3. #c32384
  4. #ab1f74
  5. #921a63
  6. #7a1653
  7. #621242
  8. #490d32
  9. #310921
  10. #180411
  11. #000000

Tints

#f42ca5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f42ca5
  2. #f541ae
  3. #f656b7
  4. #f76bc0
  5. #f880c9
  6. #fa96d2
  7. #fbabdb
  8. #fcc0e4
  9. #fdd5ed
  10. #feeaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f42ca5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f42ca5
  2. #e834a1
  3. #dd3d9e
  4. #d1459a
  5. #c64e96
  6. #ba5693
  7. #ae5e8f
  8. #a3678b
  9. #976f87
  10. #8c7884
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc6d93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5370a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d92a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1667 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac5ca7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf77a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff2184 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f42ca5 {
  color: #f42ca5;
}
Background
.bg-f42ca5 {
  background-color: #f42ca5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f42ca5 {
  border: 2px solid #f42ca5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f42ca5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 44 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 324 90% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f42ca5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f42ca5, #f42c41);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f42ca5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 44 165 / 0.35);
}

#fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 2.14 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 4.20 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 4.40 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.65 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 6.97 #ff007f Rose ΔE 8.01 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 8.10 #0bd35a Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Persian Rose
#f42ca5  rgb(244, 44, 165)  hsl(324, 90%, 56%)  Persian Rose
#2cf47b  rgb(44, 244, 123)  hsl(144, 90%, 56%)  Spring Green
#a5f42c  rgb(165, 244, 44)  hsl(84, 90%, 56%)  Spring Bud
#2ca5f4  rgb(44, 165, 244)  hsl(204, 90%, 56%)  Carolina Blue