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#EC6A67

#ec6a67 ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec6a67 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 41.57% green and 40.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.08% magenta, 56.36% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 1.35°, with 77.78% saturation and 66.47% 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 6.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.2912

Complementary

  1. #ec6a67
  2. #67e9ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec6a67
  2. #67ecac
  3. #67a7ec

Analogous

  1. #ec67a7
  2. #ec6a67
  3. #ecac67

Triadic

  1. #ec6a67
  2. #67ec6a
  3. #6a67ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec6a67
  2. #e9ec67
  3. #67e9ec
  4. #6a67ec

Square

  1. #ec6a67
  2. #a7ec67
  3. #67e9ec
  4. #ac67ec

Monochromatic

  1. #a51815
  2. #e42723
  3. #ec6a67
  4. #f5adab
  5. #fdeded

Shades

#ec6a67 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec6a67
  2. #d45f5d
  3. #bd5552
  4. #a54a48
  5. #8e403e
  6. #763534
  7. #5e2a29
  8. #47201f
  9. #2f1515
  10. #180b0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec6a67 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec6a67
  2. #ee7976
  3. #f08885
  4. #f29795
  5. #f4a6a4
  6. #f6b5b3
  7. #f7c3c2
  8. #f9d2d1
  9. #fbe1e1
  10. #fdf0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec6a67 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec6a67
  2. #e16c6a
  3. #d66e6c
  4. #cc716f
  5. #c17371
  6. #b67574
  7. #ab7776
  8. #a07979
  9. #967c7b
  10. #8b7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bd8484 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #898266 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9d64 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff546a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b97966 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c88c65 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f95e69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec6a67 {
  color: #ec6a67;
}
Background
.bg-ec6a67 {
  background-color: #ec6a67;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec6a67 {
  border: 2px solid #ec6a67;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec6a67;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 106 103;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 78% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec6a67 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec6a67, #ecac67);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec6a67 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 106 103 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 3.81 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 5.39 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 5.57 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 6.04 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.11 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.20 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 7.71 #139598 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#ec6a67  rgb(236, 106, 103)  hsl(1, 78%, 66%)  Pastel Red
#67e9ec  rgb(103, 233, 236)  hsl(181, 78%, 66%)  Electric Blue
#67ec6a  rgb(103, 236, 106)  hsl(121, 78%, 66%)  Pastel Green
#6a67ec  rgb(106, 103, 236)  hsl(241, 78%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue