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#EF554C

#ef554c ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ef554c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 33.33% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.44% magenta, 68.2% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 3.31°, with 83.59% saturation and 61.76% 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 5.52.

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Web safe#ff6633
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Relative luminance0.2537

Complementary

  1. #ef554c
  2. #4ce6ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef554c
  2. #4cefa6
  3. #4c94ef

Analogous

  1. #ef4c94
  2. #ef554c
  3. #efa64c

Triadic

  1. #ef554c
  2. #4cef55
  3. #554cef

Tetradic

  1. #ef554c
  2. #e6ef4c
  3. #4ce6ef
  4. #554cef

Square

  1. #ef554c
  2. #94ef4c
  3. #4ce6ef
  4. #a64cef

Monochromatic

  1. #95150d
  2. #db1f14
  3. #ef554c
  4. #f59892
  5. #fcdad8

Shades

#ef554c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef554c
  2. #d74d44
  3. #bf443d
  4. #a73c35
  5. #8f332e
  6. #782b26
  7. #60221e
  8. #481a17
  9. #30110f
  10. #180908
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef554c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef554c
  2. #f1665e
  3. #f27770
  4. #f48882
  5. #f59994
  6. #f7aaa6
  7. #f9bbb7
  8. #faccc9
  9. #fcdddb
  10. #fdeeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef554c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef554c
  2. #e45951
  3. #d95e56
  4. #ce625c
  5. #c36661
  6. #b86b66
  7. #ac6f6b
  8. #a17370
  9. #967776
  10. #8b7c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bb7876 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f754a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59647 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff2e54 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b76a4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c78149 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd4151 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef554c {
  color: #ef554c;
}
Background
.bg-ef554c {
  background-color: #ef554c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef554c {
  border: 2px solid #ef554c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef554c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 85 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 84% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef554c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef554c, #efa64c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef554c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 85 76 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 5.52 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.52 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.52 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 6.07 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.25 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.33 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.39 #10aab3 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#ef554c  rgb(239, 85, 76)  hsl(3, 84%, 62%)  Pastel Red
#4ce6ef  rgb(76, 230, 239)  hsl(183, 84%, 62%)  Electric Blue
#4cef55  rgb(76, 239, 85)  hsl(123, 84%, 62%)  Malachite
#554cef  rgb(85, 76, 239)  hsl(243, 84%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue