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#F9554E

#f9554e ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f9554e is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 33.33% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.86% magenta, 68.67% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 2.46°, with 93.44% saturation and 64.12% 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 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.2719

Complementary

  1. #f9554e
  2. #4ef2f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9554e
  2. #4ef9ab
  3. #4e9cf9

Analogous

  1. #f94e9c
  2. #f9554e
  3. #f9ab4e

Triadic

  1. #f9554e
  2. #4ef955
  3. #554ef9

Tetradic

  1. #f9554e
  2. #f2f94e
  3. #4ef2f9
  4. #554ef9

Square

  1. #f9554e
  2. #9cf94e
  3. #4ef2f9
  4. #ab4ef9

Monochromatic

  1. #a80c06
  2. #f21208
  3. #f9554e
  4. #fc9c98
  5. #fee3e2

Shades

#f9554e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9554e
  2. #e04d46
  3. #c7443e
  4. #ae3c37
  5. #95332f
  6. #7d2b27
  7. #64221f
  8. #4b1a17
  9. #321110
  10. #190908
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9554e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9554e
  2. #fa6660
  3. #fa7771
  4. #fb8883
  5. #fb9995
  6. #fcaaa7
  7. #fdbbb8
  8. #fdccca
  9. #fedddc
  10. #feeeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9554e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9554e
  2. #ed5953
  3. #e15e58
  4. #d5625d
  5. #c96662
  6. #bd6b67
  7. #b06f6c
  8. #a47371
  9. #987776
  10. #8c7c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c27b7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #82784c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9b49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff2855 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be6c4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cf854b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff3f52 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9554e {
  color: #f9554e;
}
Background
.bg-f9554e {
  background-color: #f9554e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9554e {
  border: 2px solid #f9554e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9554e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 85 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 93% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9554e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9554e, #f9ab4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9554e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 85 78 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.24 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 5.16 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 5.38 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.70 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 6.75 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.93 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 6.93 #06aab1 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#f9554e  rgb(249, 85, 78)  hsl(2, 93%, 64%)  Pastel Red
#4ef2f9  rgb(78, 242, 249)  hsl(182, 93%, 64%)  Electric Blue
#4ef955  rgb(78, 249, 85)  hsl(122, 93%, 64%)  Neon Green
#554ef9  rgb(85, 78, 249)  hsl(242, 93%, 64%)  Majorelle Blue