Cerise Pink (#EC3B83)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.80:1 — vs black: 5.52:1

Color values

  • HEX #EC3B83
  • RGB rgb(236, 59, 131)
  • HSL hsl(335, 82%, 57%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 75, 44, 7 )
  • Websafe #FF3399

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #EC3B83 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Cerise Pink
#EC3B83 Base
#3BECA4
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Cerise Pink
#EC3B83 Base
#EC3BDC
#EC4B3B
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Cerise Pink
#EC3B83 Base
#83EC3B
#3B83EC
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Cerise Pink
#EC3B83 Base
#3BEC4B
#3BDCEC
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Cerise Pink
#EC3B83 Base
#DCEC3B
#3BECA4
#4B3BEC
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Cerise Pink
#EC3B83 Base
#810D3C
#C7135C
#E8166C
#F0609B
#F381AF
#FAC6DB
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Cerise Pink, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#17020B
#480722
#7A0C38
#AB114F
#DC1566
Cerise Pink #EC3B83 Base
#EF5E99
#F380AF
#F6A3C5
#F9C5DA
#FDE8F0
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #EC3B83. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #EC3B83;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #EC3B83;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #EC3B83;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #EC3B83,
        #3BECA4
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #EC3B83,
        #3BECA4
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$cerise-pink: #EC3B83;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$cerise-pink-r: 236;
$cerise-pink-g: 59;
$cerise-pink-b: 131;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $cerise-pink;
    color: rgba($cerise-pink-r, $cerise-pink-g, $cerise-pink-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Cerise Pink appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #EC3B83 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #8F8F7E Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #656584 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #E94949 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #838383 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Cerise Pink ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Cerise Pink #EC3B83 Base
Fandango Pink #DE5285 ΔE 3.16
Rose #FF007F ΔE 3.22
French Rose #F64A8A ΔE 3.49
French Fuchsia #FD3F92 ΔE 3.91

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.