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#E46A67

#e46a67 ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e46a67 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 41.57% green and 40.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.51% magenta, 54.82% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 1.44°, with 69.83% saturation and 64.9% 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 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 5.15.

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Relative luminance0.2778

Complementary

  1. #e46a67
  2. #67e1e4

Split complementary

  1. #e46a67
  2. #67e4a8
  3. #67a2e4

Analogous

  1. #e467a2
  2. #e46a67
  3. #e4a867

Triadic

  1. #e46a67
  2. #67e46a
  3. #6a67e4

Tetradic

  1. #e46a67
  2. #e1e467
  3. #67e1e4
  4. #6a67e4

Square

  1. #e46a67
  2. #a2e467
  3. #67e1e4
  4. #a867e4

Monochromatic

  1. #971e1b
  2. #d82b26
  3. #e46a67
  4. #f0aaa8
  5. #fbe9e9

Shades

#e46a67 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e46a67
  2. #cd5f5d
  3. #b65552
  4. #a04a48
  5. #89403e
  6. #723534
  7. #5b2a29
  8. #44201f
  9. #2e1515
  10. #170b0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e46a67 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e46a67
  2. #e77976
  3. #e98885
  4. #ec9795
  5. #efa6a4
  6. #f2b5b3
  7. #f4c3c2
  8. #f7d2d1
  9. #fae1e1
  10. #fcf0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e46a67 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e46a67
  2. #da6c6a
  3. #d06e6c
  4. #c6716f
  5. #bc7371
  6. #b27574
  7. #a87776
  8. #9e7979
  9. #947c7b
  10. #8a7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b88281 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878066 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59964 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8566a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b47866 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c28965 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f05f69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e46a67 {
  color: #e46a67;
}
Background
.bg-e46a67 {
  background-color: #e46a67;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e46a67 {
  border: 2px solid #e46a67;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e46a67;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 106 103;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 70% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e46a67 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e46a67, #e4a867);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e46a67 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 106 103 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 5.15 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.96 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 6.01 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.13 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.49 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 6.98 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 7.88 #1b9598 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#e46a67  rgb(228, 106, 103)  hsl(1, 70%, 65%)  Pastel Red
#67e1e4  rgb(103, 225, 228)  hsl(181, 70%, 65%)  Medium Turquoise
#67e46a  rgb(103, 228, 106)  hsl(121, 70%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#6a67e4  rgb(106, 103, 228)  hsl(241, 70%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue