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#FF4E4E

#ff4e4e ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ff4e4e is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 30.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.41% magenta, 69.41% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 65.29% 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#ff6666
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Relative luminance0.2726

Complementary

  1. #ff4e4e
  2. #4effff

Split complementary

  1. #ff4e4e
  2. #4effa6
  3. #4ea6ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4ea6
  2. #ff4e4e
  3. #ffa64e

Triadic

  1. #ff4e4e
  2. #4eff4e
  3. #4e4eff

Tetradic

  1. #ff4e4e
  2. #ffff4e
  3. #4effff
  4. #4e4eff

Square

  1. #ff4e4e
  2. #a6ff4e
  3. #4effff
  4. #a64eff

Monochromatic

  1. #b40000
  2. #ff0101
  3. #ff4e4e
  4. #ff9a9a
  5. #ffe7e7

Shades

#ff4e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff4e4e
  2. #e64646
  3. #cc3e3e
  4. #b33737
  5. #992f2f
  6. #802727
  7. #661f1f
  8. #4d1717
  9. #331010
  10. #1a0808
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff4e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff4e4e
  2. #ff6060
  3. #ff7171
  4. #ff8383
  5. #ff9595
  6. #ffa7a7
  7. #ffb8b8
  8. #ffcaca
  9. #ffdcdc
  10. #ffeded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff4e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff4e4e
  2. #f25353
  3. #e65858
  4. #d95d5d
  5. #cc6262
  6. #c06767
  7. #b36c6c
  8. #a67171
  9. #997676
  10. #8d7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c67a7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #80764c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9d48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0c50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0684d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3844b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff334f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff4e4e {
  color: #ff4e4e;
}
Background
.bg-ff4e4e {
  background-color: #ff4e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff4e4e {
  border: 2px solid #ff4e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff4e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff4e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff4e4e, #ffa64e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff4e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.58 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 5.93 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.18 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 6.42 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.50 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.50 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 7.72 #00b1b1 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#ff4e4e  rgb(255, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 100%, 65%)  Pastel Red
#4effff  rgb(78, 255, 255)  hsl(180, 100%, 65%)  Aqua
#4eff4e  rgb(78, 255, 78)  hsl(120, 100%, 65%)  Neon Green
#4e4eff  rgb(78, 78, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 65%)  Majorelle Blue