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#FE5259

#fe5259 ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fe5259 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.72% magenta, 64.96% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 357.56°, with 98.85% saturation and 65.88% 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 6.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 4.43.

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Relative luminance0.2783

Complementary

  1. #fe5259
  2. #52fef7

Split complementary

  1. #fe5259
  2. #52fea1
  3. #52affe

Analogous

  1. #fe52af
  2. #fe5259
  3. #fea152

Triadic

  1. #fe5259
  2. #59fe52
  3. #5259fe

Tetradic

  1. #fe5259
  2. #fef752
  3. #52fef7
  4. #5259fe

Square

  1. #fe5259
  2. #affe52
  3. #52fef7
  4. #a152fe

Monochromatic

  1. #b60108
  2. #fe0610
  3. #fe5259
  4. #fe9ea2
  5. #ffeaeb

Shades

#fe5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fe5259
  2. #e54a50
  3. #cb4247
  4. #b2393e
  5. #983135
  6. #7f292d
  7. #662124
  8. #4c191b
  9. #331012
  10. #190809
  11. #000000

Tints

#fe5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fe5259
  2. #fe636a
  3. #fe757a
  4. #fe868b
  5. #fe979b
  6. #ffa9ac
  7. #ffbabd
  8. #ffcbcd
  9. #ffdcde
  10. #ffeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fe5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fe5259
  2. #f1575d
  3. #e55b61
  4. #d86065
  5. #cc6469
  6. #bf696d
  7. #b26e70
  8. #a67274
  9. #997778
  10. #8d7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c67c7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #817958 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9d54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff2156 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c06b58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d28656 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff3b57 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fe5259 {
  color: #fe5259;
}
Background
.bg-fe5259 {
  background-color: #fe5259;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fe5259 {
  border: 2px solid #fe5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fe5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 99% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fe5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fe5259, #fea152);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fe5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.43 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.58 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.51 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 7.37 #ff004f Folly ΔE 7.38 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 8.25 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.55 #01ada6 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#fe5259  rgb(254, 82, 89)  hsl(358, 99%, 66%)  Pastel Red
#52fef7  rgb(82, 254, 247)  hsl(178, 99%, 66%)  Aqua
#59fe52  rgb(89, 254, 82)  hsl(118, 99%, 66%)  Neon Green
#5259fe  rgb(82, 89, 254)  hsl(238, 99%, 66%)  Ultramarine Blue