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#F27770

#f27770 ≈ Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f27770 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 46.67% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50.83% magenta, 53.72% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 3.23°, with 83.33% saturation and 69.41% 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 7.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Salmon (#fa8072), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#ff6666
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Relative luminance0.3324

Complementary

  1. #f27770
  2. #70ebf2

Split complementary

  1. #f27770
  2. #70f2b8
  3. #70aaf2

Analogous

  1. #f270aa
  2. #f27770
  3. #f2b870

Triadic

  1. #f27770
  2. #70f277
  3. #7770f2

Tetradic

  1. #f27770
  2. #ebf270
  3. #70ebf2
  4. #7770f2

Square

  1. #f27770
  2. #aaf270
  3. #70ebf2
  4. #b870f2

Monochromatic

  1. #b81a11
  2. #ec342a
  3. #f27770
  4. #f8bab6
  5. #fdedec

Shades

#f27770 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f27770
  2. #da6b65
  3. #c25f5a
  4. #a9534e
  5. #914743
  6. #793c38
  7. #61302d
  8. #492422
  9. #301816
  10. #180c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#f27770 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f27770
  2. #f3857e
  3. #f5928d
  4. #f6a09b
  5. #f7ada9
  6. #f9bbb8
  7. #fac9c6
  8. #fbd6d4
  9. #fce4e2
  10. #fef1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f27770 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f27770
  2. #e77872
  3. #db7973
  4. #d07a75
  5. #c47b76
  6. #b97c78
  7. #ae7c7a
  8. #a27d7b
  9. #977e7d
  10. #8b7f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c48f8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #948c6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a66d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6376 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1846f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cf956f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff6c74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f27770 {
  color: #f27770;
}
Background
.bg-f27770 {
  background-color: #f27770;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f27770 {
  border: 2px solid #f27770;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f27770;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 119 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 83% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f27770 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f27770, #f2b870);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f27770 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 119 112 / 0.35);
}

#fa8072 Salmon ΔE 3.07 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 3.53 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 3.60 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 4.34 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 5.99 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 8.22 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.69 #0d888f Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Salmon
#f27770  rgb(242, 119, 112)  hsl(3, 83%, 69%)  Salmon
#70ebf2  rgb(112, 235, 242)  hsl(183, 83%, 69%)  Electric Blue
#70f277  rgb(112, 242, 119)  hsl(123, 83%, 69%)  Light Green
#7770f2  rgb(119, 112, 242)  hsl(243, 83%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue