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#FB5259

#fb5259 ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fb5259 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.33% magenta, 64.54% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 357.51°, with 95.48% saturation and 65.29% 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 4.74.

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Relative luminance0.2727

Complementary

  1. #fb5259
  2. #52fbf4

Split complementary

  1. #fb5259
  2. #52fb9f
  3. #52aefb

Analogous

  1. #fb52ae
  2. #fb5259
  3. #fb9f52

Triadic

  1. #fb5259
  2. #59fb52
  3. #5259fb

Tetradic

  1. #fb5259
  2. #fbf452
  3. #52fbf4
  4. #5259fb

Square

  1. #fb5259
  2. #aefb52
  3. #52fbf4
  4. #9f52fb

Monochromatic

  1. #b0040b
  2. #f90711
  3. #fb5259
  4. #fd9da1
  5. #fee8e8

Shades

#fb5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fb5259
  2. #e24a50
  3. #c94247
  4. #b0393e
  5. #973135
  6. #7e292d
  7. #642124
  8. #4b191b
  9. #321012
  10. #190809
  11. #000000

Tints

#fb5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fb5259
  2. #fb636a
  3. #fc757a
  4. #fc868b
  5. #fd979b
  6. #fda9ac
  7. #fdbabd
  8. #fecbcd
  9. #fedcde
  10. #ffeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fb5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fb5259
  2. #ef575d
  3. #e25b61
  4. #d66065
  5. #ca6469
  6. #be696d
  7. #b16e70
  8. #a57274
  9. #997778
  10. #8c7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c47b7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #807858 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9c54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff2456 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be6b58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d08556 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff3b57 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fb5259 {
  color: #fb5259;
}
Background
.bg-fb5259 {
  background-color: #fb5259;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fb5259 {
  border: 2px solid #fb5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fb5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 95% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fb5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fb5259, #fb9f52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fb5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.74 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.35 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.79 #ff004f Folly ΔE 7.10 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 7.22 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.04 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 8.48 #04ada6 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#fb5259  rgb(251, 82, 89)  hsl(358, 95%, 65%)  Pastel Red
#52fbf4  rgb(82, 251, 244)  hsl(178, 95%, 65%)  Aqua
#59fb52  rgb(89, 251, 82)  hsl(118, 95%, 65%)  Neon Green
#5259fb  rgb(82, 89, 251)  hsl(238, 95%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue