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#FD5259

#fd5259 ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fd5259 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.59% magenta, 64.82% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 357.54°, with 97.71% saturation and 65.69% 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.2764

Complementary

  1. #fd5259
  2. #52fdf6

Split complementary

  1. #fd5259
  2. #52fda0
  3. #52affd

Analogous

  1. #fd52af
  2. #fd5259
  3. #fda052

Triadic

  1. #fd5259
  2. #59fd52
  3. #5259fd

Tetradic

  1. #fd5259
  2. #fdf652
  3. #52fdf6
  4. #5259fd

Square

  1. #fd5259
  2. #affd52
  3. #52fdf6
  4. #a052fd

Monochromatic

  1. #b40209
  2. #fc0610
  3. #fd5259
  4. #fe9ea2
  5. #ffe9ea

Shades

#fd5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fd5259
  2. #e44a50
  3. #ca4247
  4. #b1393e
  5. #983135
  6. #7f292d
  7. #652124
  8. #4c191b
  9. #331012
  10. #190809
  11. #000000

Tints

#fd5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fd5259
  2. #fd636a
  3. #fd757a
  4. #fe868b
  5. #fe979b
  6. #fea9ac
  7. #febabd
  8. #fecbcd
  9. #ffdcde
  10. #ffeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fd5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fd5259
  2. #f1575d
  3. #e45b61
  4. #d86065
  5. #cb6469
  6. #bf696d
  7. #b26e70
  8. #a67274
  9. #997778
  10. #8d7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c57b7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #817858 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9d54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff2256 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bf6b58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d18556 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff3b57 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fd5259 {
  color: #fd5259;
}
Background
.bg-fd5259 {
  background-color: #fd5259;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fd5259 {
  border: 2px solid #fd5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fd5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 98% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fd5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fd5259, #fda052);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fd5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.53 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.50 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.60 #ff004f Folly ΔE 7.28 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 7.32 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 8.32 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.38 #02ada6 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#fd5259  rgb(253, 82, 89)  hsl(358, 98%, 66%)  Pastel Red
#52fdf6  rgb(82, 253, 246)  hsl(178, 98%, 66%)  Aqua
#59fd52  rgb(89, 253, 82)  hsl(118, 98%, 66%)  Neon Green
#5259fd  rgb(82, 89, 253)  hsl(238, 98%, 66%)  Ultramarine Blue