PINK

Cerise

#DE3163

Conversions

HEX#DE3163

RGBrgb(222, 49, 99)

HSLhsl(343, 72%, 53%)

HSVhsv(343, 78%, 87%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 78%, 55%, 13%)

Copy CSS

color: #de3163;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(222, 49, 99);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(343, 72%, 53%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 4.44 : 1

On ink blackFail · 4.31 : 1

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About Cerise

Cerise is the hex color #DE3163, which translates to rgb(222, 49, 99) in RGB and hsl(343, 72%, 53%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 343 degrees, with a saturation of 72 percent and a lightness of 53 percent. Its OKLCH chroma of 0.208 is high, so Cerise is one of the more vivid pink tones here and is easy to overuse at large sizes.

How Cerise compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is crimson (#DC143C), a CIE76 distance of 20.0 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is pink-700 (#C6005C), at a distance of 10.9. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Ruby at 6.8. Sorted by lightness, Cerise is number 9 of the 27 pink colors here.

Text on Cerise

None of the five text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Cerise. That does not make Cerise unusable, it makes it a background for large text or a decorative surface rather than a body-text background. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Cerise already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Cerise. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	4.44:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	4.31:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	3.59:1	Fail	Pass	Fail

Building a palette around Cerise

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Cerise for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Cerise

Format	Value
HEX	#DE3163
RGB	rgb(222, 49, 99)
HSL	hsl(343, 72%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(343, 78%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78%, 55%, 13%)
OKLCH	oklch(59.79% 0.2080 9.89)
CIELAB	lab(50.25 67.53 14.17)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.