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#EE554E

#ee554e ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ee554e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 33.33% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.29% magenta, 67.23% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 2.62°, with 82.47% saturation and 61.96% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 5.53.

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Relative luminance0.2522

Complementary

  1. #ee554e
  2. #4ee7ee

Split complementary

  1. #ee554e
  2. #4eeea5
  3. #4e97ee

Analogous

  1. #ee4e97
  2. #ee554e
  3. #eea54e

Triadic

  1. #ee554e
  2. #4eee55
  3. #554eee

Tetradic

  1. #ee554e
  2. #e7ee4e
  3. #4ee7ee
  4. #554eee

Square

  1. #ee554e
  2. #97ee4e
  3. #4ee7ee
  4. #a54eee

Monochromatic

  1. #95140e
  2. #db1e15
  3. #ee554e
  4. #f59894
  5. #fbdbda

Shades

#ee554e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee554e
  2. #d64d46
  3. #be443e
  4. #a73c37
  5. #8f332f
  6. #772b27
  7. #5f221f
  8. #471a17
  9. #301110
  10. #180908
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee554e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee554e
  2. #f06660
  3. #f17771
  4. #f38883
  5. #f59995
  6. #f7aaa7
  7. #f8bbb8
  8. #faccca
  9. #fcdddc
  10. #fdeeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee554e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee554e
  2. #e35953
  3. #d85e58
  4. #cd625d
  5. #c26662
  6. #b76b67
  7. #ac6f6c
  8. #a17371
  9. #967776
  10. #8b7c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba7876 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e754c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5964a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff2f55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6694d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6814b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc4152 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee554e {
  color: #ee554e;
}
Background
.bg-ee554e {
  background-color: #ee554e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee554e {
  border: 2px solid #ee554e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee554e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 85 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 82% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee554e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee554e, #eea54e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee554e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 85 78 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 5.53 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.73 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.73 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.30 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.46 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 6.59 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.59 #11aab1 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#ee554e  rgb(238, 85, 78)  hsl(3, 82%, 62%)  Pastel Red
#4ee7ee  rgb(78, 231, 238)  hsl(183, 82%, 62%)  Electric Blue
#4eee55  rgb(78, 238, 85)  hsl(123, 82%, 62%)  Malachite
#554eee  rgb(85, 78, 238)  hsl(243, 82%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue