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#E4635B

#e4635b ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e4635b is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 38.82% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 56.58% magenta, 60.09% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 3.5°, with 71.73% saturation and 62.55% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 5.11.

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Relative luminance0.2617

Complementary

  1. #e4635b
  2. #5bdce4

Split complementary

  1. #e4635b
  2. #5be4a7
  3. #5b98e4

Analogous

  1. #e45b98
  2. #e4635b
  3. #e4a75b

Triadic

  1. #e4635b
  2. #5be463
  3. #635be4

Tetradic

  1. #e4635b
  2. #dce45b
  3. #5bdce4
  4. #635be4

Square

  1. #e4635b
  2. #98e45b
  3. #5bdce4
  4. #a75be4

Monochromatic

  1. #8f1e17
  2. #d02c22
  3. #e4635b
  4. #efa19d
  5. #fae0de

Shades

#e4635b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4635b
  2. #cd5952
  3. #b64f49
  4. #a04540
  5. #893b37
  6. #72322e
  7. #5b2824
  8. #441e1b
  9. #2e1412
  10. #170a09
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4635b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4635b
  2. #e7736b
  3. #e9827c
  4. #ec928c
  5. #efa19d
  6. #f2b1ad
  7. #f4c1bd
  8. #f7d0ce
  9. #fae0de
  10. #fcefef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4635b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4635b
  2. #da665f
  3. #d06962
  4. #c66c66
  5. #bc6f6a
  6. #b2726e
  7. #a87471
  8. #9e7775
  9. #947a79
  10. #8a7d7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b67e7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #837b59 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39658 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f94b62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2725a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c18559 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1565f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4635b {
  color: #e4635b;
}
Background
.bg-e4635b {
  background-color: #e4635b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4635b {
  border: 2px solid #e4635b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4635b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 99 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 72% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4635b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4635b, #e4a75b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4635b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 99 91 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 5.11 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 5.12 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.67 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.05 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 7.48 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.82 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.82 #1b9ca4 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#e4635b  rgb(228, 99, 91)  hsl(4, 72%, 63%)  Pastel Red
#5bdce4  rgb(91, 220, 228)  hsl(184, 72%, 63%)  Dark Turquoise
#5be463  rgb(91, 228, 99)  hsl(124, 72%, 63%)  Pastel Green
#635be4  rgb(99, 91, 228)  hsl(244, 72%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue