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#EF554E

#ef554e ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ef554e is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 33.33% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.44% magenta, 67.36% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 2.61°, with 83.42% saturation and 62.16% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 5.39.

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Relative luminance0.254

Complementary

  1. #ef554e
  2. #4ee8ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef554e
  2. #4eefa6
  3. #4e98ef

Analogous

  1. #ef4e98
  2. #ef554e
  3. #efa64e

Triadic

  1. #ef554e
  2. #4eef55
  3. #554eef

Tetradic

  1. #ef554e
  2. #e8ef4e
  3. #4ee8ef
  4. #554eef

Square

  1. #ef554e
  2. #98ef4e
  3. #4ee8ef
  4. #a64eef

Monochromatic

  1. #96140e
  2. #dd1d14
  3. #ef554e
  4. #f59894
  5. #fcdcda

Shades

#ef554e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef554e
  2. #d74d46
  3. #bf443e
  4. #a73c37
  5. #8f332f
  6. #782b27
  7. #60221f
  8. #481a17
  9. #301110
  10. #180908
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef554e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef554e
  2. #f16660
  3. #f27771
  4. #f48883
  5. #f59995
  6. #f7aaa7
  7. #f9bbb8
  8. #faccca
  9. #fcdddc
  10. #fdeeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef554e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef554e
  2. #e45953
  3. #d95e58
  4. #ce625d
  5. #c36662
  6. #b86b67
  7. #ac6f6c
  8. #a17371
  9. #967776
  10. #8b7c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bb7877 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f754c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59649 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff2f55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b76a4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7814b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd4152 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef554e {
  color: #ef554e;
}
Background
.bg-ef554e {
  background-color: #ef554e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef554e {
  border: 2px solid #ef554e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef554e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 85 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef554e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef554e, #efa64e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef554e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 85 78 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 5.39 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.82 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.82 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.31 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.32 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 6.46 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.58 #10aab1 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#ef554e  rgb(239, 85, 78)  hsl(3, 83%, 62%)  Pastel Red
#4ee8ef  rgb(78, 232, 239)  hsl(183, 83%, 62%)  Electric Blue
#4eef55  rgb(78, 239, 85)  hsl(123, 83%, 62%)  Neon Green
#554eef  rgb(85, 78, 239)  hsl(243, 83%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue