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#F8735A

#f8735a ≈ Bittersweet

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f8735a is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 45.1% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.63% magenta, 63.71% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 9.49°, with 91.86% saturation and 66.27% 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 7.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bittersweet (#fe6f5e), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#ff6666
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Relative luminance0.3296

Complementary

  1. #f8735a
  2. #5adff8

Split complementary

  1. #f8735a
  2. #5af8c2
  3. #5a90f8

Analogous

  1. #f85a90
  2. #f8735a
  3. #f8c25a

Triadic

  1. #f8735a
  2. #5af873
  3. #735af8

Tetradic

  1. #f8735a
  2. #dff85a
  3. #5adff8
  4. #735af8

Square

  1. #f8735a
  2. #90f85a
  3. #5adff8
  4. #c25af8

Monochromatic

  1. #b12208
  2. #f53511
  3. #f8735a
  4. #fbb1a3
  5. #feeeeb

Shades

#f8735a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8735a
  2. #df6851
  3. #c65c48
  4. #ae513f
  5. #954536
  6. #7c3a2d
  7. #632e24
  8. #4a231b
  9. #321712
  10. #190c09
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8735a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8735a
  2. #f9816b
  3. #f98f7b
  4. #fa9d8c
  5. #fbab9c
  6. #fcb9ad
  7. #fcc7bd
  8. #fdd5ce
  9. #fee3de
  10. #fef1ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8735a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8735a
  2. #ec745e
  3. #e07662
  4. #d47765
  5. #c87869
  6. #bc7a6d
  7. #b07b71
  8. #a47c75
  9. #987d78
  10. #8c7f7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c78d86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #958a57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a657 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff5a6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c58158 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d49558 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff6566 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8735a {
  color: #f8735a;
}
Background
.bg-f8735a {
  background-color: #f8735a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8735a {
  border: 2px solid #f8735a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8735a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 115 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 92% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8735a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8735a, #f8c25a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8735a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 115 90 / 0.35);
}

#fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 2.36 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 3.39 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 3.87 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 4.00 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.64 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 4.68 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.26 #078ca5 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Bittersweet
#f8735a  rgb(248, 115, 90)  hsl(9, 92%, 66%)  Bittersweet
#5adff8  rgb(90, 223, 248)  hsl(189, 92%, 66%)  Sky Blue
#5af873  rgb(90, 248, 115)  hsl(129, 92%, 66%)  Spring Green
#735af8  rgb(115, 90, 248)  hsl(249, 92%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue