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#FC5259

#fc5259 ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fc5259 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.46% magenta, 64.68% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 357.53°, with 96.59% saturation and 65.49% 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 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 4.63.

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Relative luminance0.2745

Complementary

  1. #fc5259
  2. #52fcf5

Split complementary

  1. #fc5259
  2. #52fca0
  3. #52aefc

Analogous

  1. #fc52ae
  2. #fc5259
  3. #fca052

Triadic

  1. #fc5259
  2. #59fc52
  3. #5259fc

Tetradic

  1. #fc5259
  2. #fcf552
  3. #52fcf5
  4. #5259fc

Square

  1. #fc5259
  2. #aefc52
  3. #52fcf5
  4. #a052fc

Monochromatic

  1. #b2030a
  2. #fb0711
  3. #fc5259
  4. #fd9da1
  5. #ffe8e9

Shades

#fc5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fc5259
  2. #e34a50
  3. #ca4247
  4. #b0393e
  5. #973135
  6. #7e292d
  7. #652124
  8. #4c191b
  9. #321012
  10. #190809
  11. #000000

Tints

#fc5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fc5259
  2. #fc636a
  3. #fd757a
  4. #fd868b
  5. #fd979b
  6. #fea9ac
  7. #febabd
  8. #fecbcd
  9. #fedcde
  10. #ffeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fc5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fc5259
  2. #f0575d
  3. #e35b61
  4. #d76065
  5. #ca6469
  6. #be696d
  7. #b26e70
  8. #a57274
  9. #997778
  10. #8c7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.49:1 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 #ab9c54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff2356 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bf6b58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d08556 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff3b57 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fc5259 {
  color: #fc5259;
}
Background
.bg-fc5259 {
  background-color: #fc5259;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fc5259 {
  border: 2px solid #fc5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fc5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 97% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fc5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fc5259, #fca052);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fc5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.63 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.43 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.69 #ff004f Folly ΔE 7.19 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 7.26 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.21 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 8.40 #03ada6 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#fc5259  rgb(252, 82, 89)  hsl(358, 97%, 65%)  Pastel Red
#52fcf5  rgb(82, 252, 245)  hsl(178, 97%, 65%)  Aqua
#59fc52  rgb(89, 252, 82)  hsl(118, 97%, 65%)  Neon Green
#5259fc  rgb(82, 89, 252)  hsl(238, 97%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue