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#F4846C

#f4846c ≈ Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f4846c is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 51.76% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.9% magenta, 55.74% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 10.59°, with 86.08% saturation and 69.02% 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Salmon (#fa8072), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.3682

Complementary

  1. #f4846c
  2. #6cdcf4

Split complementary

  1. #f4846c
  2. #6cf4c8
  3. #6c98f4

Analogous

  1. #f46c98
  2. #f4846c
  3. #f4c86c

Triadic

  1. #f4846c
  2. #6cf484
  3. #846cf4

Tetradic

  1. #f4846c
  2. #dcf46c
  3. #6cdcf4
  4. #846cf4

Square

  1. #f4846c
  2. #98f46c
  3. #6cdcf4
  4. #c86cf4

Monochromatic

  1. #b92c0e
  2. #ef4825
  3. #f4846c
  4. #f9c0b3
  5. #feefec

Shades

#f4846c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4846c
  2. #dc7761
  3. #c36a56
  4. #ab5c4c
  5. #924f41
  6. #7a4236
  7. #62352b
  8. #492820
  9. #311a16
  10. #180d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4846c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4846c
  2. #f5907b
  3. #f69d89
  4. #f7a998
  5. #f8b5a7
  6. #fac2b6
  7. #fbcec4
  8. #fcdad3
  9. #fde6e2
  10. #fef3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4846c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4846c
  2. #e8846e
  3. #dd8370
  4. #d18372
  5. #c68274
  6. #ba8276
  7. #ae8278
  8. #a3817a
  9. #97817c
  10. #8c807e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c99890 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0956a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbad6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff717e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c78e6b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d49e6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7977 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4846c {
  color: #f4846c;
}
Background
.bg-f4846c {
  background-color: #f4846c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4846c {
  border: 2px solid #f4846c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4846c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 132 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 86% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4846c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4846c, #f4c86c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4846c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 132 108 / 0.35);
}

#fa8072 Salmon ΔE 3.30 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 4.89 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 5.35 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.52 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.60 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.32 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 6.69 #0b7b93 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Salmon
#f4846c  rgb(244, 132, 108)  hsl(11, 86%, 69%)  Salmon
#6cdcf4  rgb(108, 220, 244)  hsl(191, 86%, 69%)  Sky Blue
#6cf484  rgb(108, 244, 132)  hsl(131, 86%, 69%)  Light Green
#846cf4  rgb(132, 108, 244)  hsl(251, 86%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue