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#FE4E4E

#fe4e4e ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fe4e4e is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 30.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.29% magenta, 69.29% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 98.88% saturation and 65.1% 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 6.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#ff6666
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Relative luminance0.2707

Complementary

  1. #fe4e4e
  2. #4efefe

Split complementary

  1. #fe4e4e
  2. #4efea6
  3. #4ea6fe

Analogous

  1. #fe4ea6
  2. #fe4e4e
  3. #fea64e

Triadic

  1. #fe4e4e
  2. #4efe4e
  3. #4e4efe

Tetradic

  1. #fe4e4e
  2. #fefe4e
  3. #4efefe
  4. #4e4efe

Square

  1. #fe4e4e
  2. #a6fe4e
  3. #4efefe
  4. #a64efe

Monochromatic

  1. #b20101
  2. #fe0202
  3. #fe4e4e
  4. #fe9a9a
  5. #ffe6e6

Shades

#fe4e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fe4e4e
  2. #e54646
  3. #cb3e3e
  4. #b23737
  5. #982f2f
  6. #7f2727
  7. #661f1f
  8. #4c1717
  9. #331010
  10. #190808
  11. #000000

Tints

#fe4e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fe4e4e
  2. #fe6060
  3. #fe7171
  4. #fe8383
  5. #fe9595
  6. #ffa7a7
  7. #ffb8b8
  8. #ffcaca
  9. #ffdcdc
  10. #ffeded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fe4e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fe4e4e
  2. #f15353
  3. #e55858
  4. #d85d5d
  5. #cc6262
  6. #bf6767
  7. #b26c6c
  8. #a67171
  9. #997676
  10. #8d7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c57979 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #80764c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9c48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0e50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0684d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2844b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff334f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fe4e4e {
  color: #fe4e4e;
}
Background
.bg-fe4e4e {
  background-color: #fe4e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fe4e4e {
  border: 2px solid #fe4e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fe4e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 99% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fe4e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fe4e4e, #fea64e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fe4e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.66 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.02 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.09 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 6.49 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.38 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.38 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 7.65 #01b1b1 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#fe4e4e  rgb(254, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 99%, 65%)  Pastel Red
#4efefe  rgb(78, 254, 254)  hsl(180, 99%, 65%)  Aqua
#4efe4e  rgb(78, 254, 78)  hsl(120, 99%, 65%)  Neon Green
#4e4efe  rgb(78, 78, 254)  hsl(240, 99%, 65%)  Majorelle Blue