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#FC4E4E

#fc4e4e ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fc4e4e is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 30.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.05% magenta, 69.05% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 96.67% saturation and 64.71% 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 6.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.2669

Complementary

  1. #fc4e4e
  2. #4efcfc

Split complementary

  1. #fc4e4e
  2. #4efca5
  3. #4ea5fc

Analogous

  1. #fc4ea5
  2. #fc4e4e
  3. #fca54e

Triadic

  1. #fc4e4e
  2. #4efc4e
  3. #4e4efc

Tetradic

  1. #fc4e4e
  2. #fcfc4e
  3. #4efcfc
  4. #4e4efc

Square

  1. #fc4e4e
  2. #a5fc4e
  3. #4efcfc
  4. #a54efc

Monochromatic

  1. #ae0303
  2. #f90404
  3. #fc4e4e
  4. #fd9999
  5. #ffe4e4

Shades

#fc4e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fc4e4e
  2. #e34646
  3. #ca3e3e
  4. #b03737
  5. #972f2f
  6. #7e2727
  7. #651f1f
  8. #4c1717
  9. #321010
  10. #190808
  11. #000000

Tints

#fc4e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fc4e4e
  2. #fc6060
  3. #fd7171
  4. #fd8383
  5. #fd9595
  6. #fea7a7
  7. #feb8b8
  8. #fecaca
  9. #fedcdc
  10. #ffeded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fc4e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fc4e4e
  2. #f05353
  3. #e35858
  4. #d75d5d
  5. #ca6262
  6. #be6767
  7. #b26c6c
  8. #a57171
  9. #997676
  10. #8c7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c47979 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f754c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9b48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1250 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be684d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0834b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff344f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fc4e4e {
  color: #fc4e4e;
}
Background
.bg-fc4e4e {
  background-color: #fc4e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fc4e4e {
  border: 2px solid #fc4e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fc4e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 97% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fc4e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fc4e4e, #fca54e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fc4e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.84 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.93 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.20 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 6.66 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.14 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.14 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 7.53 #03b1b1 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#fc4e4e  rgb(252, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 97%, 65%)  Pastel Red
#4efcfc  rgb(78, 252, 252)  hsl(180, 97%, 65%)  Aqua
#4efc4e  rgb(78, 252, 78)  hsl(120, 97%, 65%)  Neon Green
#4e4efc  rgb(78, 78, 252)  hsl(240, 97%, 65%)  Majorelle Blue