What color is #DE3163?

#DE3163 is a moderate rose known as Cerise. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cerise?

The RGB value is 222, 49, 99: 222 red, 49 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cerise?

The complementary color is #31DEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE3163?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cerise color: hex code #DE3163

#DE3163 rgb(222, 49, 99)

Shades of pink

Cerise has the hex code #DE3163. It is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 19.2% green and 38.8% blue (222, 49, 99).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 72% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 55% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

Cerise (#DE3163) color codes

HEX	`#DE3163`
RGB	`rgb(222, 49, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 19.2%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 72%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 78%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 55%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.25, 67.53, 14.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.25, 69, 11.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.478, 18.632, 13.635)`
Decimal	`14561635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cerise, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DE3163	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DE3163 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DE3163 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de3163; }
.text { color: #de3163; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de3163; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 49 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de3163, #de5631); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DE3163 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DE3163?: #DE3163 is a moderate rose known as Cerise. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cerise?: The RGB value is 222, 49, 99: 222 red, 49 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cerise?: The complementary color is #31DEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE3163?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.