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#FA255A

#fa255a ≈ Folly

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fa255a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 14.51% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.2% magenta, 64% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 345.07°, with 95.52% saturation and 56.27% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Folly (#ff004f), ΔE 2.34.

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Relative luminance0.2239

Complementary

  1. #fa255a
  2. #25fac5

Split complementary

  1. #fa255a
  2. #25fa5a
  3. #25c4fa

Analogous

  1. #fa25c4
  2. #fa255a
  3. #fa5a25

Triadic

  1. #fa255a
  2. #5afa25
  3. #255afa

Tetradic

  1. #fa255a
  2. #fac525
  3. #25fac5
  4. #255afa

Square

  1. #fa255a
  2. #c4fa25
  3. #25fac5
  4. #5a25fa

Monochromatic

  1. #830323
  2. #ce0537
  3. #fa255a
  4. #fc7093
  5. #fdbbcb

Shades

#fa255a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fa255a
  2. #e12151
  3. #c81e48
  4. #af1a3f
  5. #961636
  6. #7d132d
  7. #640f24
  8. #4b0b1b
  9. #320712
  10. #190409
  11. #000000

Tints

#fa255a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fa255a
  2. #fb3b6b
  3. #fb517b
  4. #fc668c
  5. #fc7c9c
  6. #fd92ad
  7. #fda8bd
  8. #febece
  9. #fed3de
  10. #ffe9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fa255a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fa255a
  2. #ee2e5e
  3. #e23762
  4. #d54065
  5. #c94969
  6. #bd536d
  7. #b15c71
  8. #a56575
  9. #986e78
  10. #8c777c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #be6974 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a665a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e9154 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff003e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6545a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ca7556 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff004b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fa255a {
  color: #fa255a;
}
Background
.bg-fa255a {
  background-color: #fa255a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fa255a {
  border: 2px solid #fa255a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fa255a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 37 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 96% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fa255a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fa255a, #fa5a25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fa255a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 37 90 / 0.35);
}

#ff004f Folly ΔE 2.34 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 3.38 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.20 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.49 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.00 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.88 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.01 #05daa5 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Folly
#fa255a  rgb(250, 37, 90)  hsl(345, 96%, 56%)  Folly
#25fac5  rgb(37, 250, 197)  hsl(165, 96%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#5afa25  rgb(90, 250, 37)  hsl(105, 96%, 56%)  Harlequin
#255afa  rgb(37, 90, 250)  hsl(225, 96%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue