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#EF5C55

#ef5c55 ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ef5c55 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 36.08% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.51% magenta, 64.44% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 2.73°, with 82.8% saturation and 63.53% 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 4.22.

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Web safe#ff6666
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Relative luminance0.2666

Complementary

  1. #ef5c55
  2. #55e8ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef5c55
  2. #55efa9
  3. #559bef

Analogous

  1. #ef559b
  2. #ef5c55
  3. #efa955

Triadic

  1. #ef5c55
  2. #55ef5c
  3. #5c55ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef5c55
  2. #e8ef55
  3. #55e8ef
  4. #5c55ef

Square

  1. #ef5c55
  2. #9bef55
  3. #55e8ef
  4. #a955ef

Monochromatic

  1. #9c150f
  2. #e21f15
  3. #ef5c55
  4. #f69f9b
  5. #fce2e1

Shades

#ef5c55 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef5c55
  2. #d7534d
  3. #bf4a44
  4. #a7403c
  5. #8f3733
  6. #782e2b
  7. #602522
  8. #481c1a
  9. #301211
  10. #180909
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef5c55 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef5c55
  2. #f16c66
  3. #f27d77
  4. #f48d88
  5. #f59d99
  6. #f7aeaa
  7. #f9bebb
  8. #facecc
  9. #fcdedd
  10. #fdefee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef5c55 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef5c55
  2. #e46059
  3. #d9635e
  4. #ce6762
  5. #c36a66
  6. #b86e6b
  7. #ac726f
  8. #a17573
  9. #967977
  10. #8b7c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc7c7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #837953 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79951 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff3c5b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b86f54 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c88553 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd4b59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef5c55 {
  color: #ef5c55;
}
Background
.bg-ef5c55 {
  background-color: #ef5c55;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef5c55 {
  border: 2px solid #ef5c55;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef5c55;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 92 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 83% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef5c55 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef5c55, #efa955);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef5c55 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 92 85 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.22 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 5.34 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 5.86 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 6.35 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.16 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.16 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.16 #10a3aa Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#ef5c55  rgb(239, 92, 85)  hsl(3, 83%, 64%)  Pastel Red
#55e8ef  rgb(85, 232, 239)  hsl(183, 83%, 64%)  Electric Blue
#55ef5c  rgb(85, 239, 92)  hsl(123, 83%, 64%)  Spring Green
#5c55ef  rgb(92, 85, 239)  hsl(243, 83%, 64%)  Majorelle Blue