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#EE6162

#ee6162 ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ee6162 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 38.04% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.24% magenta, 58.82% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 359.57°, with 80.57% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 4.42.

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Web safe#ff6666
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Relative luminance0.2761

Complementary

  1. #ee6162
  2. #61eeed

Split complementary

  1. #ee6162
  2. #61eea6
  3. #61a9ee

Analogous

  1. #ee61a9
  2. #ee6162
  3. #eea661

Triadic

  1. #ee6162
  2. #62ee61
  3. #6162ee

Tetradic

  1. #ee6162
  2. #eeed61
  3. #61eeed
  4. #6162ee

Square

  1. #ee6162
  2. #a9ee61
  3. #61eeed
  4. #a661ee

Monochromatic

  1. #a41213
  2. #e71c1d
  3. #ee6162
  4. #f5a6a7
  5. #fdebeb

Shades

#ee6162 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee6162
  2. #d65758
  3. #be4e4e
  4. #a74445
  5. #8f3a3b
  6. #773131
  7. #5f2727
  8. #471d1d
  9. #301314
  10. #180a0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee6162 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee6162
  2. #f07172
  3. #f18181
  4. #f39091
  5. #f5a0a1
  6. #f7b0b1
  7. #f8c0c0
  8. #fad0d0
  9. #fcdfe0
  10. #fdefef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee6162 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee6162
  2. #e36465
  3. #d86768
  4. #cd6a6b
  5. #c26d6e
  6. #b77171
  7. #ac7474
  8. #a17777
  9. #967a7a
  10. #8b7d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bd7f80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #847d61 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89b5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff4763 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b87361 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c88760 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb5262 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee6162 {
  color: #ee6162;
}
Background
.bg-ee6162 {
  background-color: #ee6162;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee6162 {
  border: 2px solid #ee6162;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee6162;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 97 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 81% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee6162 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee6162, #eea661);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee6162 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 97 98 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.42 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.23 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.31 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.53 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 7.05 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 7.19 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 7.62 #119e9d Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#ee6162  rgb(238, 97, 98)  hsl(360, 81%, 66%)  Pastel Red
#61eeed  rgb(97, 238, 237)  hsl(180, 81%, 66%)  Electric Blue
#62ee61  rgb(98, 238, 97)  hsl(120, 81%, 66%)  Pastel Green
#6162ee  rgb(97, 98, 238)  hsl(240, 81%, 66%)  Ultramarine Blue