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#FA4C4F

#fa4c4f ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fa4c4f is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 29.8% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.6% magenta, 68.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 358.97°, with 94.57% saturation and 63.92% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 5.33.

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Web safe#ff3366
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Relative luminance0.2606

Complementary

  1. #fa4c4f
  2. #4cfaf7

Split complementary

  1. #fa4c4f
  2. #4cfaa0
  3. #4ca6fa

Analogous

  1. #fa4ca6
  2. #fa4c4f
  3. #faa04c

Triadic

  1. #fa4c4f
  2. #4ffa4c
  3. #4c4ffa

Tetradic

  1. #fa4c4f
  2. #faf74c
  3. #4cfaf7
  4. #4c4ffa

Square

  1. #fa4c4f
  2. #a6fa4c
  3. #4cfaf7
  4. #a04cfa

Monochromatic

  1. #a80508
  2. #f3070b
  3. #fa4c4f
  4. #fc9698
  5. #fee1e1

Shades

#fa4c4f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fa4c4f
  2. #e14447
  3. #c83d3f
  4. #af3537
  5. #962e2f
  6. #7d2628
  7. #641e20
  8. #4b1718
  9. #320f10
  10. #190808
  11. #000000

Tints

#fa4c4f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fa4c4f
  2. #fb5e61
  3. #fb7072
  4. #fc8284
  5. #fc9495
  6. #fda6a7
  7. #fdb7b9
  8. #fec9ca
  9. #fedbdc
  10. #ffeded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fa4c4f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fa4c4f
  2. #ee5154
  3. #e25659
  4. #d55c5e
  5. #c96163
  6. #bd6668
  7. #b16b6c
  8. #a57071
  9. #987676
  10. #8c7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c27778 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d744d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9994a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0d4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc664e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ce814c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff314f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fa4c4f {
  color: #fa4c4f;
}
Background
.bg-fa4c4f {
  background-color: #fa4c4f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fa4c4f {
  border: 2px solid #fa4c4f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fa4c4f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 76 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 95% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fa4c4f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fa4c4f, #faa04c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fa4c4f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 76 79 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 5.33 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.61 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.82 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.86 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.10 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.10 #ff004f Folly ΔE 7.27 #05b3b0 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#fa4c4f  rgb(250, 76, 79)  hsl(359, 95%, 64%)  Pastel Red
#4cfaf7  rgb(76, 250, 247)  hsl(179, 95%, 64%)  Aqua
#4ffa4c  rgb(79, 250, 76)  hsl(119, 95%, 64%)  Neon Green
#4c4ffa  rgb(76, 79, 250)  hsl(239, 95%, 64%)  Majorelle Blue