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#EF6359

#ef6359 ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ef6359 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 38.82% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.58% magenta, 62.76% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 4°, with 82.42% saturation and 64.31% 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 6.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 3.3.

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Relative luminance0.28

Complementary

  1. #ef6359
  2. #59e5ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef6359
  2. #59efae
  3. #599aef

Analogous

  1. #ef599a
  2. #ef6359
  3. #efae59

Triadic

  1. #ef6359
  2. #59ef63
  3. #6359ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef6359
  2. #e5ef59
  3. #59e5ef
  4. #6359ef

Square

  1. #ef6359
  2. #9aef59
  3. #59e5ef
  4. #ae59ef

Monochromatic

  1. #a0190f
  2. #e52416
  3. #ef6359
  4. #f6a59f
  5. #fce6e5

Shades

#ef6359 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef6359
  2. #d75950
  3. #bf4f47
  4. #a7453e
  5. #8f3b35
  6. #78322d
  7. #602824
  8. #481e1b
  9. #301412
  10. #180a09
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef6359 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef6359
  2. #f1736a
  3. #f2827a
  4. #f4928b
  5. #f5a19b
  6. #f7b1ac
  7. #f9c1bd
  8. #fad0cd
  9. #fce0de
  10. #fdefee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef6359 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef6359
  2. #e4665d
  3. #d96961
  4. #ce6c65
  5. #c36f69
  6. #b8726d
  7. #ac7470
  8. #a17774
  9. #967a78
  10. #8b7d7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #be817e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #877d57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9c55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff4761 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba7458 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c98857 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd545e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef6359 {
  color: #ef6359;
}
Background
.bg-ef6359 {
  background-color: #ef6359;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef6359 {
  border: 2px solid #ef6359;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef6359;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 99 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 82% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef6359 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef6359, #efae59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef6359 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 99 89 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 3.30 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 4.16 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 4.78 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 5.71 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 6.68 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 7.48 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.74 #109ca6 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#ef6359  rgb(239, 99, 89)  hsl(4, 82%, 64%)  Pastel Red
#59e5ef  rgb(89, 229, 239)  hsl(184, 82%, 64%)  Electric Blue
#59ef63  rgb(89, 239, 99)  hsl(124, 82%, 64%)  Spring Green
#6359ef  rgb(99, 89, 239)  hsl(244, 82%, 64%)  Majorelle Blue