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#FA4F4E

#fa4f4e ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fa4f4e is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 30.98% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 68.4% magenta, 68.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 0.35°, with 94.51% saturation and 64.31% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 4.89.

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Relative luminance0.2647

Complementary

  1. #fa4f4e
  2. #4ef9fa

Split complementary

  1. #fa4f4e
  2. #4efaa5
  3. #4ea3fa

Analogous

  1. #fa4ea3
  2. #fa4f4e
  3. #faa54e

Triadic

  1. #fa4f4e
  2. #4efa4f
  3. #4f4efa

Tetradic

  1. #fa4f4e
  2. #f9fa4e
  3. #4ef9fa
  4. #4f4efa

Square

  1. #fa4f4e
  2. #a3fa4e
  3. #4ef9fa
  4. #a54efa

Monochromatic

  1. #aa0605
  2. #f50807
  3. #fa4f4e
  4. #fc9998
  5. #fee3e3

Shades

#fa4f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fa4f4e
  2. #e14746
  3. #c83f3e
  4. #af3737
  5. #962f2f
  6. #7d2827
  7. #64201f
  8. #4b1817
  9. #321010
  10. #190808
  11. #000000

Tints

#fa4f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fa4f4e
  2. #fb6160
  3. #fb7271
  4. #fc8483
  5. #fc9595
  6. #fda7a7
  7. #fdb9b8
  8. #fecaca
  9. #fedcdc
  10. #ffeded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fa4f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fa4f4e
  2. #ee5453
  3. #e25958
  4. #d55e5d
  5. #c96362
  6. #bd6867
  7. #b16c6c
  8. #a57171
  9. #987676
  10. #8c7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c27978 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f754c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9a49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1851 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd684d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cf834b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff3650 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fa4f4e {
  color: #fa4f4e;
}
Background
.bg-fa4f4e {
  background-color: #fa4f4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fa4f4e {
  border: 2px solid #fa4f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fa4f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 79 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 95% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fa4f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fa4f4e, #faa54e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fa4f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 79 78 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.89 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 5.91 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.21 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 6.63 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.91 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 6.91 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 7.60 #05b0b1 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#fa4f4e  rgb(250, 79, 78)  hsl(0, 95%, 64%)  Pastel Red
#4ef9fa  rgb(78, 249, 250)  hsl(180, 95%, 64%)  Aqua
#4efa4f  rgb(78, 250, 79)  hsl(120, 95%, 64%)  Neon Green
#4f4efa  rgb(79, 78, 250)  hsl(240, 95%, 64%)  Majorelle Blue