What color is #CE1D51?

#CE1D51 is a moderate rose known as Love Surge. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Love Surge?

The RGB value is 206, 29, 81: 206 red, 29 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Love Surge?

The complementary color is #1DCE9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE1D51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Love Surge color: hex code #CE1D51

#CE1D51 rgb(206, 29, 81)

Shades of pink

Love Surge has the hex code #CE1D51. It is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 11.4% green and 31.8% blue (206, 29, 81).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 75% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 61% yellow and 19% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

Love Surge (#CE1D51) color codes

HEX	`#CE1D51`
RGB	`rgb(206, 29, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 11.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 75%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 86%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 61%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.08, 66.95, 17.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.08, 69.24, 14.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.381, 14.599, 9.159)`
Decimal	`13507921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Love Surge, 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 #CE1D51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CE1D51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	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 #CE1D51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce1d51; }
.text { color: #ce1d51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce1d51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 29 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce1d51, #ce411d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raspberry.

See #CE1D51 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CE1D51?: #CE1D51 is a moderate rose known as Love Surge. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Love Surge?: The RGB value is 206, 29, 81: 206 red, 29 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Love Surge?: The complementary color is #1DCE9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE1D51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.