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#CD4E72

#cd4e72 ≈ Cerise

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cd4e72 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 30.59% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.95% magenta, 44.39% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 342.99°, with 55.95% saturation and 55.49% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 4.98.

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Relative luminance0.1964

Complementary

  1. #cd4e72
  2. #4ecda9

Split complementary

  1. #cd4e72
  2. #4ecd69
  3. #4eb2cd

Analogous

  1. #cd4eb2
  2. #cd4e72
  3. #cd694e

Triadic

  1. #cd4e72
  2. #72cd4e
  3. #4e72cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd4e72
  2. #cda94e
  3. #4ecda9
  4. #4e72cd

Square

  1. #cd4e72
  2. #b2cd4e
  3. #4ecda9
  4. #694ecd

Monochromatic

  1. #651d31
  2. #a12d4e
  3. #cd4e72
  4. #de8aa2
  5. #efc5d1

Shades

#cd4e72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd4e72
  2. #b94667
  3. #a43e5b
  4. #903750
  5. #7b2f44
  6. #672739
  7. #521f2e
  8. #3e1722
  9. #291017
  10. #15080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd4e72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd4e72
  2. #d26080
  3. #d7718e
  4. #dc839c
  5. #e195aa
  6. #e6a7b9
  7. #ebb8c7
  8. #f0cad5
  9. #f5dce3
  10. #faedf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd4e72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd4e72
  2. #c55373
  3. #be5875
  4. #b65d76
  5. #ae6278
  6. #a76779
  7. #9f6c7a
  8. #97717c
  9. #8f767d
  10. #887b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a26b77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #686b73 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #89846f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de3e5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b6173 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a97270 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d74565 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd4e72 {
  color: #cd4e72;
}
Background
.bg-cd4e72 {
  background-color: #cd4e72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd4e72 {
  border: 2px solid #cd4e72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd4e72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 78 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd4e72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd4e72, #cd694e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd4e72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 78 114 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.98 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.15 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 5.47 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.52 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.48 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.68 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.15 #32b18d Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Cerise
#cd4e72  rgb(205, 78, 114)  hsl(343, 56%, 55%)  Cerise
#4ecda9  rgb(78, 205, 169)  hsl(163, 56%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine
#72cd4e  rgb(114, 205, 78)  hsl(103, 56%, 55%)  Mantis
#4e72cd  rgb(78, 114, 205)  hsl(223, 56%, 55%)  Royal Blue