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#C91C4E

#c91c4e ≈ Ruby

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c91c4e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 10.98% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.07% magenta, 61.19% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 342.66°, with 75.55% saturation and 44.9% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ruby (#e0115f), ΔE 5.26.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.138

Complementary

  1. #c91c4e
  2. #1cc997

Split complementary

  1. #c91c4e
  2. #1cc940
  3. #1ca4c9

Analogous

  1. #c91ca4
  2. #c91c4e
  3. #c9401c

Triadic

  1. #c91c4e
  2. #4ec91c
  3. #1c4ec9

Tetradic

  1. #c91c4e
  2. #c9971c
  3. #1cc997
  4. #1c4ec9

Square

  1. #c91c4e
  2. #a4c91c
  3. #1cc997
  4. #401cc9

Monochromatic

  1. #43091a
  2. #861334
  3. #c91c4e
  4. #e64b78
  5. #ef8fab

Shades

#c91c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c91c4e
  2. #b51946
  3. #a1163e
  4. #8d1437
  5. #79112f
  6. #650e27
  7. #500b1f
  8. #3c0817
  9. #280610
  10. #140308
  11. #000000

Tints

#c91c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c91c4e
  2. #ce3360
  3. #d44971
  4. #d96083
  5. #df7795
  6. #e48ea7
  7. #e9a4b8
  8. #efbbca
  9. #f4d2dc
  10. #fae8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c91c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c91c4e
  2. #c22653
  3. #ba3058
  4. #b33a5d
  5. #ac4462
  6. #a54e67
  7. #9d586c
  8. #966271
  9. #8f6c76
  10. #87767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99535f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #53524f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7449 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc0034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91424e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a15d4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d50040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c91c4e {
  color: #c91c4e;
}
Background
.bg-c91c4e {
  background-color: #c91c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c91c4e {
  border: 2px solid #c91c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c91c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 28 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 76% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c91c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c91c4e, #c9401c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c91c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 28 78 / 0.35);
}

#e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.26 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.30 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.59 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.63 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.40 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.45 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.38 #36e3b1 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Ruby
#c91c4e  rgb(201, 28, 78)  hsl(343, 76%, 45%)  Ruby
#1cc997  rgb(28, 201, 151)  hsl(163, 76%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#4ec91c  rgb(78, 201, 28)  hsl(103, 76%, 45%)  Lime Green
#1c4ec9  rgb(28, 78, 201)  hsl(223, 76%, 45%)  Sapphire