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#FC656D

#fc656d ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fc656d is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.92% magenta, 56.75% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 356.82°, with 96.18% saturation and 69.22% 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 7.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.3111

Complementary

  1. #fc656d
  2. #65fcf4

Split complementary

  1. #fc656d
  2. #65fca9
  3. #65b9fc

Analogous

  1. #fc65b9
  2. #fc656d
  3. #fca965

Triadic

  1. #fc656d
  2. #6dfc65
  3. #656dfc

Tetradic

  1. #fc656d
  2. #fcf465
  3. #65fcf4
  4. #656dfc

Square

  1. #fc656d
  2. #b9fc65
  3. #65fcf4
  4. #a965fc

Monochromatic

  1. #c4040e
  2. #fb1a26
  3. #fc656d
  4. #fdb0b4
  5. #ffebec

Shades

#fc656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fc656d
  2. #e35b62
  3. #ca5157
  4. #b0474c
  5. #973d41
  6. #7e3337
  7. #65282c
  8. #4c1e21
  9. #321416
  10. #190a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#fc656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fc656d
  2. #fc747c
  3. #fd848a
  4. #fd9399
  5. #fda3a7
  6. #feb2b6
  7. #fec1c5
  8. #fed1d3
  9. #fee0e2
  10. #fff0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fc656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fc656d
  2. #f0686f
  3. #e36a71
  4. #d76d73
  5. #ca7075
  6. #be7377
  7. #b27578
  8. #a5787a
  9. #997b7c
  10. #8c7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c88688 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a846c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a369 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff4969 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2786d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d38e6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff566b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fc656d {
  color: #fc656d;
}
Background
.bg-fc656d {
  background-color: #fc656d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fc656d {
  border: 2px solid #fc656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fc656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 96% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fc656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fc656d, #fca965);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fc656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.44 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 5.60 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.93 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.72 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 7.00 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 9.17 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 9.27 #039a92 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#fc656d  rgb(252, 101, 109)  hsl(357, 96%, 69%)  Pastel Red
#65fcf4  rgb(101, 252, 244)  hsl(177, 96%, 69%)  Aqua
#6dfc65  rgb(109, 252, 101)  hsl(117, 96%, 69%)  Neon Green
#656dfc  rgb(101, 109, 252)  hsl(237, 96%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue