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#E76868

#e76868 ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e76868 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 40.78% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.98% magenta, 54.98% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 72.57% saturation and 65.69% 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 6.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 5.17.

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Web safe#ff6666
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Relative luminance0.2789

Complementary

  1. #e76868
  2. #68e7e7

Split complementary

  1. #e76868
  2. #68e7a8
  3. #68a8e7

Analogous

  1. #e768a8
  2. #e76868
  3. #e7a868

Triadic

  1. #e76868
  2. #68e768
  3. #6868e7

Tetradic

  1. #e76868
  2. #e7e768
  3. #68e7e7
  4. #6868e7

Square

  1. #e76868
  2. #a8e768
  3. #68e7e7
  4. #a868e7

Monochromatic

  1. #9d1919
  2. #dd2626
  3. #e76868
  4. #f1aaaa
  5. #fcecec

Shades

#e76868 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e76868
  2. #d05e5e
  3. #b95353
  4. #a24949
  5. #8b3e3e
  6. #743434
  7. #5c2a2a
  8. #451f1f
  9. #2e1515
  10. #170a0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e76868 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e76868
  2. #e97777
  3. #ec8686
  4. #ee9595
  5. #f1a4a4
  6. #f3b4b4
  7. #f5c3c3
  8. #f8d2d2
  9. #fae1e1
  10. #fdf0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e76868 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e76868
  2. #dd6a6a
  3. #d26d6d
  4. #c86f6f
  5. #be7272
  6. #b47474
  7. #a97676
  8. #9f7979
  9. #957b7b
  10. #8a7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b98282 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #868067 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69a65 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb5369 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b57767 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c38966 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f35c69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e76868 {
  color: #e76868;
}
Background
.bg-e76868 {
  background-color: #e76868;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e76868 {
  border: 2px solid #e76868;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e76868;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 104 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 73% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e76868 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e76868, #e7a868);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e76868 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 104 104 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 5.17 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 5.96 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.10 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.79 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.95 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 7.05 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 7.27 #189797 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#e76868  rgb(231, 104, 104)  hsl(0, 73%, 66%)  Pastel Red
#68e7e7  rgb(104, 231, 231)  hsl(180, 73%, 66%)  Electric Blue
#68e768  rgb(104, 231, 104)  hsl(120, 73%, 66%)  Pastel Green
#6868e7  rgb(104, 104, 231)  hsl(240, 73%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue