Cerise Color
Cerise is a pink color with hex code #DE3163. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with cerise, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Cerise Color Values
What Does Cerise Mean?
Cerise belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Cerise sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Cerise is classified as a red (nearest centroid: vivid purplish red, #CE4676). It is also known as Cerise Red.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Cerise
Cerise and #31DDAD are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #DD31B8 and #DD5631, which sit beside cerise on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair cerise with triadic partners #62DD31 and #3162DD. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Razzmatazz —
#E3256B(Delta E 7) - Lipstick —
#D5174E(Delta E 8) - Ruby —
#CA0147(Delta E 10) - Jazzberry Jam —
#CA3767(Delta E 10) - Cabaret —
#D94972(Delta E 10)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #DE3163; }
.background { background-color: #DE3163; }
.border { border: 2px solid #DE3163; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #DE316340; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for cerise?
Cerise has the hex code #DE3163. In RGB notation it is rgb(222, 49, 99), in HSL it is hsl(343, 72%, 53%), and its OKLCH value is 0.598, 0.208, 9.9.
What does the color cerise mean?
Pink-family colors like cerise carry distinct psychological associations. Cerise belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Cerise sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with cerise?
Cerise has three easy routes: its complement #31DDAD for punch, its neighbors #DD31B8 and #DD5631 for something calmer, or triadic partners #62DD31 and #3162DD when you want energy.
Is cerise a standard web color?
No — Cerise is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #DE3163 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make cerise lighter or darker?
To lighten cerise, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F9DCE4 (lightest tint) to #270610 (darkest shade).
About Cerise
Cerise is classified as a Red in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Pink hue family. It has alternative names including Cerise Red. The color is recognized by Crayola, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #DE3163 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.