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#F9656D

#f9656d ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f9656d is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.44% magenta, 56.22% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 356.76°, with 92.5% saturation and 68.63% 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 7.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 4.69.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ff6666
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Relative luminance0.3055

Complementary

  1. #f9656d
  2. #65f9f1

Split complementary

  1. #f9656d
  2. #65f9a7
  3. #65b7f9

Analogous

  1. #f965b7
  2. #f9656d
  3. #f9a765

Triadic

  1. #f9656d
  2. #6df965
  3. #656df9

Tetradic

  1. #f9656d
  2. #f9f165
  3. #65f9f1
  4. #656df9

Square

  1. #f9656d
  2. #b7f965
  3. #65f9f1
  4. #a765f9

Monochromatic

  1. #be0711
  2. #f61b27
  3. #f9656d
  4. #fcafb3
  5. #feebec

Shades

#f9656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9656d
  2. #e05b62
  3. #c75157
  4. #ae474c
  5. #953d41
  6. #7d3337
  7. #64282c
  8. #4b1e21
  9. #321416
  10. #190a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9656d
  2. #fa747c
  3. #fa848a
  4. #fb9399
  5. #fba3a7
  6. #fcb2b6
  7. #fdc1c5
  8. #fdd1d3
  9. #fee0e2
  10. #fef0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9656d
  2. #ed686f
  3. #e16a71
  4. #d56d73
  5. #c97075
  6. #bd7377
  7. #b07578
  8. #a4787a
  9. #987b7c
  10. #8c7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c68588 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #89836c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea269 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff4b69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0786d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d08d6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff566b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9656d {
  color: #f9656d;
}
Background
.bg-f9656d {
  background-color: #f9656d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9656d {
  border: 2px solid #f9656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 93% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9656d, #f9a765);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.69 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 5.58 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.75 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.93 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 7.19 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.80 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 9.09 #069a92 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#f9656d  rgb(249, 101, 109)  hsl(357, 93%, 69%)  Pastel Red
#65f9f1  rgb(101, 249, 241)  hsl(177, 93%, 69%)  Aqua
#6df965  rgb(109, 249, 101)  hsl(117, 93%, 69%)  Neon Green
#656df9  rgb(101, 109, 249)  hsl(237, 93%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue