Cerise Screen
A full-screen solid cerise color (#DE3163). Fill your whole display, or download the cerise screen as an image in 480p, 720p, 1080p, 1440p, 4K or any size you type in.
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What is a cerise screen?
A cerise screen is simply a web page filled edge to edge with one solid color — Cerise, hex #DE3163, or rgb(222, 49, 99). It is a mid-toned, warm color: in HSL it sits at 343° hue, 72% saturation and 53% lightness, and its relative luminance is 18.6%. The closest standard CSS color is Crimson (#DC143C).
Cerise screen at a glance
How a full-screen cerise (#DE3163) behaves as a light, a test pattern and a background — measured from the color itself.
| Brightness | 19% of a white screen | A dim glow — easy on the eyes in a dark room. |
|---|---|---|
| Blue light | low (14% of its light) | Less blue than a white screen (33%). |
| Night use | Good | Dim and low in blue light, so a cerise screen works as a night light without being harsh. |
| Text on it | Black text · 4.7:1 | Readable for normal text (WCAG AA). |
| Display test | Mixed sub-pixel levels | Good for spotting uneven backlight, banding and tint across the panel. |
What people use a cerise screen for
As a saturated color, cerise makes a bold backdrop for product photos, thumbnails and streams, and a strong mood light for a desk or party.
Its low blue-light output also makes it a comfortable screen to leave on at night.
Pink screens are popular as a soft, flattering photo and video backdrop, as aesthetic wallpaper, and as gentle party or bedroom ambient lighting. A pale pink field is also light enough to use as a fill light on a video call or to check a display for dust and smudges.
As a test pattern, a flat cerise field makes a dead or stuck pixel jump out, and it exercises the red sub-pixel.
#DE3163) — this is also the preview image shown when you share the page.How to use the cerise screen
The color is already set to Cerise (#DE3163). Tap Open full screen, or the preview, to fill your whole display with cerise; press Esc or tap again to exit. To keep a copy, pick a size — 1920 × 1080 for a desktop wallpaper, 1080 × 1920 for a phone or 3840 × 2160 for a 4K TV — and tap Download PNG or JPG. The file is created in your browser and saved as cerise-screen-1920x1080.png, with no watermark. A flat cerise image compresses to a few kilobytes even at 4K.
Every resolution, aspect ratio and device tip (phones, TVs, projectors, second monitors) is in the full color screen guide.
Cerise screen color codes
The full-screen color and every download use exactly these values. Tap any row to copy it.
Contrast against white text 4.44:1 · against black text 4.73:1. See the full Cerise color page for harmonies, shades and tints, or open it in the color picker.
Colors that go with a cerise screen
Using two screens side by side, a split display or a cerise wallpaper with accents? These named colors sit in harmony with Cerise on the color wheel:
Build a full scheme from cerise in the color matcher or the palette generator, or blend it into another color with the gradient creator for a gradient wallpaper.
Popular color screens
The colors people reach for most often as a full-screen background or light:
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Cerise screen — FAQ
What is the hex code for a cerise screen?
A cerise screen uses the color Cerise, hex #DE3163 — rgb(222, 49, 99). The full-screen view and every download use exactly that value. The nearest standard CSS name is Crimson (#DC143C).
How do I make my whole screen cerise?
Open this page and tap Open full screen (or tap the preview). Your browser fills the entire display with cerise and hides its own toolbars; press Esc or tap the screen to come back. To keep it, download it in 1080p, 4K or any size as a free PNG or JPG — no sign-up or watermark.
How bright is a cerise screen?
A cerise screen gives off about 19% of the light of a white screen at the same brightness setting, a comfortable level for ambient light. About 14% of its light is blue (a white screen is 33%), which counts as low blue light.
What color text is easiest to read on a cerise screen?
Black text, with a contrast ratio of 4.7:1, which passes the WCAG guideline for normal text. Check any other pairing in the contrast checker.