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#F9727E

#f9727e ≈ Light Coral

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f9727e is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 44.71% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.22% magenta, 49.4% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 354.67°, with 91.84% saturation and 71.18% 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 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Coral (#f08080), ΔE 3.85.

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Web safe#ff6666
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Relative luminance0.3368

Complementary

  1. #f9727e
  2. #72f9ed

Split complementary

  1. #f9727e
  2. #72f9aa
  3. #72c2f9

Analogous

  1. #f972c2
  2. #f9727e
  3. #f9aa72

Triadic

  1. #f9727e
  2. #7ef972
  3. #727ef9

Tetradic

  1. #f9727e
  2. #f9ed72
  3. #72f9ed
  4. #727ef9

Square

  1. #f9727e
  2. #c2f972
  3. #72f9ed
  4. #aa72f9

Monochromatic

  1. #c9091a
  2. #f6293b
  3. #f9727e
  4. #fcbbc1
  5. #feebed

Shades

#f9727e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9727e
  2. #e06771
  3. #c75b65
  4. #ae5058
  5. #95444c
  6. #7d393f
  7. #642e32
  8. #4b2226
  9. #321719
  10. #190b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9727e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9727e
  2. #fa808b
  3. #fa8e98
  4. #fb9ca5
  5. #fbaab2
  6. #fcb9bf
  7. #fdc7cb
  8. #fdd5d8
  9. #fee3e5
  10. #fef1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9727e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9727e
  2. #ed737e
  3. #e1757e
  4. #d5767f
  5. #c9787f
  6. #bd797f
  7. #b07a7f
  8. #a47c7f
  9. #987d80
  10. #8c7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c98e92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #908c7e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a77b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff5e77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3827e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2957c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff677a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9727e {
  color: #f9727e;
}
Background
.bg-f9727e {
  background-color: #f9727e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9727e {
  border: 2px solid #f9727e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9727e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 114 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 92% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9727e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9727e, #f9aa72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9727e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 114 126 / 0.35);
}

#f08080 Light Coral ΔE 3.85 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 7.16 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 7.58 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 7.80 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 8.22 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 9.00 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 9.97 #068d81 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Light Coral
#f9727e  rgb(249, 114, 126)  hsl(355, 92%, 71%)  Light Coral
#72f9ed  rgb(114, 249, 237)  hsl(175, 92%, 71%)  Turquoise Blue
#7ef972  rgb(126, 249, 114)  hsl(115, 92%, 71%)  Mint Green
#727ef9  rgb(114, 126, 249)  hsl(235, 92%, 71%)  Medium Slate Blue