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#F040AE

#f040ae ≈ Persian Rose

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#f040ae is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.12% red, 25.1% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.33% magenta, 27.5% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 322.5°, with 85.44% saturation and 59.61% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Rose (#fe28a2), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#ff3399
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Relative luminance0.2525

Complementary

  1. #f040ae
  2. #40f082

Split complementary

  1. #f040ae
  2. #56f040
  3. #40f0da

Analogous

  1. #da40f0
  2. #f040ae
  3. #f04056

Triadic

  1. #f040ae
  2. #aef040
  3. #40aef0

Tetradic

  1. #f040ae
  2. #f08240
  3. #40f082
  4. #40aef0

Square

  1. #f040ae
  2. #f0da40
  3. #40f082
  4. #4056f0

Monochromatic

  1. #8c0b5c
  2. #d3118a
  3. #f040ae
  4. #f687cc
  5. #fbceea

Shades

#f040ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f040ae
  2. #d83a9d
  3. #c0338b
  4. #a82d7a
  5. #902668
  6. #782057
  7. #601a46
  8. #481334
  9. #300d23
  10. #180611
  11. #000000

Tints

#f040ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f040ae
  2. #f253b6
  3. #f366be
  4. #f579c6
  5. #f68cce
  6. #f8a0d7
  7. #f9b3df
  8. #fbc6e7
  9. #fcd9ef
  10. #feecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f040ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f040ae
  2. #e546a9
  3. #da4da5
  4. #ce53a0
  5. #c35a9c
  6. #b86097
  7. #ad6692
  8. #a26d8e
  9. #967389
  10. #8b7a85
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc7399 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5976b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d95aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff3a72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab65b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd7bac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa3c8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f040ae {
  color: #f040ae;
}
Background
.bg-f040ae {
  background-color: #f040ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f040ae {
  border: 2px solid #f040ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f040ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 240 64 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 85% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f040ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f040ae, #f04056);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f040ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(240 64 174 / 0.35);
}

#fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 3.43 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 4.08 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 4.39 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 5.99 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 6.60 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 7.72 #ff69b4 Hot Pink ΔE 8.06 #0fbf51 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Persian Rose
#f040ae  rgb(240, 64, 174)  hsl(323, 85%, 60%)  Persian Rose
#40f082  rgb(64, 240, 130)  hsl(143, 85%, 60%)  Spring Green
#aef040  rgb(174, 240, 64)  hsl(83, 85%, 60%)  Inchworm
#40aef0  rgb(64, 174, 240)  hsl(203, 85%, 60%)  Carolina Blue