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#F05F56

#f05f56 ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f05f56 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.12% red, 37.25% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.42% magenta, 64.17% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 3.51°, with 83.7% saturation and 63.92% 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 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#ff6666
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Relative luminance0.2738

Complementary

  1. #f05f56
  2. #56e7f0

Split complementary

  1. #f05f56
  2. #56f0ac
  3. #569af0

Analogous

  1. #f0569a
  2. #f05f56
  3. #f0ac56

Triadic

  1. #f05f56
  2. #56f05f
  3. #5f56f0

Tetradic

  1. #f05f56
  2. #e7f056
  3. #56e7f0
  4. #5f56f0

Square

  1. #f05f56
  2. #9af056
  3. #56e7f0
  4. #ac56f0

Monochromatic

  1. #9f170e
  2. #e52114
  3. #f05f56
  4. #f6a29c
  5. #fce4e3

Shades

#f05f56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f05f56
  2. #d8564d
  3. #c04c45
  4. #a8433c
  5. #903934
  6. #78302b
  7. #602622
  8. #481d1a
  9. #301311
  10. #180a09
  11. #000000

Tints

#f05f56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f05f56
  2. #f26f67
  3. #f37f78
  4. #f58f89
  5. #f69f9a
  6. #f8afab
  7. #f9bfbb
  8. #fbcfcc
  9. #fcdfdd
  10. #feefee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f05f56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f05f56
  2. #e5625a
  3. #da665e
  4. #ce6963
  5. #c36c67
  6. #b8706b
  7. #ad736f
  8. #a27673
  9. #967978
  10. #8b7d7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #be7e7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #857b54 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99a52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff405e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba7155 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c98754 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fe4e5b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f05f56 {
  color: #f05f56;
}
Background
.bg-f05f56 {
  background-color: #f05f56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f05f56 {
  border: 2px solid #f05f56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f05f56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 240 95 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 84% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f05f56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f05f56, #f0ac56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f05f56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(240 95 86 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 3.68 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 4.63 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 5.30 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 5.77 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 7.36 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.53 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.53 #0fa0a9 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#f05f56  rgb(240, 95, 86)  hsl(4, 84%, 64%)  Pastel Red
#56e7f0  rgb(86, 231, 240)  hsl(184, 84%, 64%)  Electric Blue
#56f05f  rgb(86, 240, 95)  hsl(124, 84%, 64%)  Spring Green
#5f56f0  rgb(95, 86, 240)  hsl(244, 84%, 64%)  Majorelle Blue