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#FA5259

#fa5259 ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fa5259 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.2% magenta, 64.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 357.5°, with 94.38% saturation and 65.1% 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.2708

Complementary

  1. #fa5259
  2. #52faf3

Split complementary

  1. #fa5259
  2. #52fa9f
  3. #52adfa

Analogous

  1. #fa52ad
  2. #fa5259
  3. #fa9f52

Triadic

  1. #fa5259
  2. #59fa52
  3. #5259fa

Tetradic

  1. #fa5259
  2. #faf352
  3. #52faf3
  4. #5259fa

Square

  1. #fa5259
  2. #adfa52
  3. #52faf3
  4. #9f52fa

Monochromatic

  1. #ae050c
  2. #f80812
  3. #fa5259
  4. #fc9ca0
  5. #fee7e8

Shades

#fa5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fa5259
  2. #e14a50
  3. #c84247
  4. #af393e
  5. #963135
  6. #7d292d
  7. #642124
  8. #4b191b
  9. #321012
  10. #190809
  11. #000000

Tints

#fa5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fa5259
  2. #fb636a
  3. #fb757a
  4. #fc868b
  5. #fc979b
  6. #fda9ac
  7. #fdbabd
  8. #fecbcd
  9. #fedcde
  10. #ffeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fa5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fa5259
  2. #ee575d
  3. #e25b61
  4. #d56065
  5. #c96469
  6. #bd696d
  7. #b16e70
  8. #a57274
  9. #987778
  10. #8c7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c37a7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f7758 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9b54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff2556 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd6a58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cf8456 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff3c57 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fa5259 {
  color: #fa5259;
}
Background
.bg-fa5259 {
  background-color: #fa5259;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fa5259 {
  border: 2px solid #fa5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fa5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 94% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fa5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fa5259, #fa9f52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fa5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.85 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.29 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.89 #ff004f Folly ΔE 7.01 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 7.17 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.87 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 8.56 #05ada6 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#fa5259  rgb(250, 82, 89)  hsl(358, 94%, 65%)  Pastel Red
#52faf3  rgb(82, 250, 243)  hsl(178, 94%, 65%)  Aqua
#59fa52  rgb(89, 250, 82)  hsl(118, 94%, 65%)  Neon Green
#5259fa  rgb(82, 89, 250)  hsl(238, 94%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue