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#FA4E4E

#fa4e4e ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fa4e4e is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 30.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 68.8% magenta, 68.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 94.51% saturation and 64.31% 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 6.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 5.03.

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Web safe#ff6666
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Relative luminance0.2632

Complementary

  1. #fa4e4e
  2. #4efafa

Split complementary

  1. #fa4e4e
  2. #4efaa4
  3. #4ea4fa

Analogous

  1. #fa4ea4
  2. #fa4e4e
  3. #faa44e

Triadic

  1. #fa4e4e
  2. #4efa4e
  3. #4e4efa

Tetradic

  1. #fa4e4e
  2. #fafa4e
  3. #4efafa
  4. #4e4efa

Square

  1. #fa4e4e
  2. #a4fa4e
  3. #4efafa
  4. #a44efa

Monochromatic

  1. #aa0505
  2. #f50707
  3. #fa4e4e
  4. #fc9898
  5. #fee3e3

Shades

#fa4e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fa4e4e
  2. #e14646
  3. #c83e3e
  4. #af3737
  5. #962f2f
  6. #7d2727
  7. #641f1f
  8. #4b1717
  9. #321010
  10. #190808
  11. #000000

Tints

#fa4e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fa4e4e
  2. #fb6060
  3. #fb7171
  4. #fc8383
  5. #fc9595
  6. #fda7a7
  7. #fdb8b8
  8. #fecaca
  9. #fedcdc
  10. #ffeded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fa4e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fa4e4e
  2. #ee5353
  3. #e25858
  4. #d55d5d
  5. #c96262
  6. #bd6767
  7. #b16c6c
  8. #a57171
  9. #987676
  10. #8c7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c27878 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e754c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99a49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1450 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd674d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cf824b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff344f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fa4e4e {
  color: #fa4e4e;
}
Background
.bg-fa4e4e {
  background-color: #fa4e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fa4e4e {
  border: 2px solid #fa4e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fa4e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 95% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fa4e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fa4e4e, #faa44e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fa4e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 5.03 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.78 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.40 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 6.84 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.91 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 6.91 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 7.42 #05b1b1 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#fa4e4e  rgb(250, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 95%, 64%)  Pastel Red
#4efafa  rgb(78, 250, 250)  hsl(180, 95%, 64%)  Aqua
#4efa4e  rgb(78, 250, 78)  hsl(120, 95%, 64%)  Neon Green
#4e4efa  rgb(78, 78, 250)  hsl(240, 95%, 64%)  Majorelle Blue