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#EF5153

#ef5153 ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ef5153 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 31.76% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.11% magenta, 65.27% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 359.24°, with 83.16% saturation and 62.75% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 6.02.

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Relative luminance0.2486

Complementary

  1. #ef5153
  2. #51efed

Split complementary

  1. #ef5153
  2. #51ef9e
  3. #51a2ef

Analogous

  1. #ef51a2
  2. #ef5153
  3. #ef9e51

Triadic

  1. #ef5153
  2. #53ef51
  3. #5153ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef5153
  2. #efed51
  3. #51efed
  4. #5153ef

Square

  1. #ef5153
  2. #a2ef51
  3. #51efed
  4. #9e51ef

Monochromatic

  1. #990e10
  2. #df1517
  3. #ef5153
  4. #f59798
  5. #fcddde

Shades

#ef5153 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef5153
  2. #d7494b
  3. #bf4142
  4. #a7393a
  5. #8f3132
  6. #78292a
  7. #602021
  8. #481819
  9. #301011
  10. #180808
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef5153 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef5153
  2. #f16264
  3. #f27475
  4. #f48587
  5. #f59798
  6. #f7a8a9
  7. #f9b9ba
  8. #facbcb
  9. #fcdcdd
  10. #fdeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef5153 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef5153
  2. #e45658
  3. #d95a5c
  4. #ce5f61
  5. #c36465
  6. #b8696a
  7. #ac6d6e
  8. #a17273
  9. #967777
  10. #8b7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bb7677 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c7352 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3954e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff2853 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b66752 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c67f50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd3c53 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef5153 {
  color: #ef5153;
}
Background
.bg-ef5153 {
  background-color: #ef5153;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef5153 {
  border: 2px solid #ef5153;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef5153;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 81 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 83% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef5153 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef5153, #ef9e51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef5153 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 81 83 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 6.02 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.11 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.31 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.33 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.87 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 6.87 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.95 #10aeac Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#ef5153  rgb(239, 81, 83)  hsl(359, 83%, 63%)  Pastel Red
#51efed  rgb(81, 239, 237)  hsl(179, 83%, 63%)  Aqua
#53ef51  rgb(83, 239, 81)  hsl(119, 83%, 63%)  Neon Green
#5153ef  rgb(81, 83, 239)  hsl(239, 83%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue