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#F5656D

#f5656d ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f5656d is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.08% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.78% magenta, 55.51% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 356.67°, with 87.8% saturation and 67.84% 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 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 5.08.

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Relative luminance0.2982

Complementary

  1. #f5656d
  2. #65f5ed

Split complementary

  1. #f5656d
  2. #65f5a5
  3. #65b5f5

Analogous

  1. #f565b5
  2. #f5656d
  3. #f5a565

Triadic

  1. #f5656d
  2. #6df565
  3. #656df5

Tetradic

  1. #f5656d
  2. #f5ed65
  3. #65f5ed
  4. #656df5

Square

  1. #f5656d
  2. #b5f565
  3. #65f5ed
  4. #a565f5

Monochromatic

  1. #b50c15
  2. #f01d29
  3. #f5656d
  4. #faadb1
  5. #feeced

Shades

#f5656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f5656d
  2. #dd5b62
  3. #c45157
  4. #ac474c
  5. #933d41
  6. #7b3337
  7. #62282c
  8. #4a1e21
  9. #311416
  10. #190a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#f5656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f5656d
  2. #f6747c
  3. #f7848a
  4. #f89399
  5. #f9a3a7
  6. #fab2b6
  7. #fbc1c5
  8. #fcd1d3
  9. #fde0e2
  10. #fef0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f5656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f5656d
  2. #e9686f
  3. #de6a71
  4. #d26d73
  5. #c67075
  6. #bb7377
  7. #af7578
  8. #a3787a
  9. #977b7c
  10. #8c7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c38486 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88826c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aca06a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff4c69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be776d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cd8c6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff576b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f5656d {
  color: #f5656d;
}
Background
.bg-f5656d {
  background-color: #f5656d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f5656d {
  border: 2px solid #f5656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f5656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 245 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 88% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f5656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f5656d, #f5a565);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f5656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(245 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 5.08 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.57 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 5.62 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 7.26 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 7.49 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.18 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 9.03 #0a9a92 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#f5656d  rgb(245, 101, 109)  hsl(357, 88%, 68%)  Pastel Red
#65f5ed  rgb(101, 245, 237)  hsl(177, 88%, 68%)  Aqua
#6df565  rgb(109, 245, 101)  hsl(117, 88%, 68%)  Spring Green
#656df5  rgb(101, 109, 245)  hsl(237, 88%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue