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#FF5259

#ff5259 ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ff5259 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.84% magenta, 65.1% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 357.57°, with 100% saturation and 66.08% 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 6.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 4.34.

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Relative luminance0.2802

Complementary

  1. #ff5259
  2. #52fff8

Split complementary

  1. #ff5259
  2. #52ffa1
  3. #52b0ff

Analogous

  1. #ff52b0
  2. #ff5259
  3. #ffa152

Triadic

  1. #ff5259
  2. #59ff52
  3. #5259ff

Tetradic

  1. #ff5259
  2. #fff852
  3. #52fff8
  4. #5259ff

Square

  1. #ff5259
  2. #b0ff52
  3. #52fff8
  4. #a152ff

Monochromatic

  1. #b80007
  2. #ff0610
  3. #ff5259
  4. #ff9fa2
  5. #ffebeb

Shades

#ff5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff5259
  2. #e64a50
  3. #cc4247
  4. #b3393e
  5. #993135
  6. #80292d
  7. #662124
  8. #4d191b
  9. #331012
  10. #1a0809
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff5259
  2. #ff636a
  3. #ff757a
  4. #ff868b
  5. #ff979b
  6. #ffa9ac
  7. #ffbabd
  8. #ffcbcd
  9. #ffdcde
  10. #ffeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff5259
  2. #f2575d
  3. #e65b61
  4. #d96065
  5. #cc6469
  6. #c0696d
  7. #b36e70
  8. #a67274
  9. #997778
  10. #8d7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c77c7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #817958 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9e54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff2156 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c16b58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d38656 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff3a57 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff5259 {
  color: #ff5259;
}
Background
.bg-ff5259 {
  background-color: #ff5259;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff5259 {
  border: 2px solid #ff5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 100% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff5259, #ffa152);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.34 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.67 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.42 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 7.43 #ff004f Folly ΔE 7.48 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 8.18 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.72 #00ada6 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#ff5259  rgb(255, 82, 89)  hsl(358, 100%, 66%)  Pastel Red
#52fff8  rgb(82, 255, 248)  hsl(178, 100%, 66%)  Aqua
#59ff52  rgb(89, 255, 82)  hsl(118, 100%, 66%)  Neon Green
#5259ff  rgb(82, 89, 255)  hsl(238, 100%, 66%)  Ultramarine Blue