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#FD5E5E

#fd5e5e ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fd5e5e is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 36.86% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.85% magenta, 62.85% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 97.55% saturation and 68.04% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 2.5.

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Web safe#ff6666
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Relative luminance0.297

Complementary

  1. #fd5e5e
  2. #5efdfd

Split complementary

  1. #fd5e5e
  2. #5efdae
  3. #5eaefd

Analogous

  1. #fd5eae
  2. #fd5e5e
  3. #fdae5e

Triadic

  1. #fd5e5e
  2. #5efd5e
  3. #5e5efd

Tetradic

  1. #fd5e5e
  2. #fdfd5e
  3. #5efdfd
  4. #5e5efd

Square

  1. #fd5e5e
  2. #aefd5e
  3. #5efdfd
  4. #ae5efd

Monochromatic

  1. #c00202
  2. #fc1212
  3. #fd5e5e
  4. #feaaaa
  5. #ffebeb

Shades

#fd5e5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fd5e5e
  2. #e45555
  3. #ca4b4b
  4. #b14242
  5. #983838
  6. #7f2f2f
  7. #652626
  8. #4c1c1c
  9. #331313
  10. #190909
  11. #000000

Tints

#fd5e5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fd5e5e
  2. #fd6e6e
  3. #fd7e7e
  4. #fe8e8e
  5. #fe9e9e
  6. #feafaf
  7. #febfbf
  8. #fecfcf
  9. #ffdfdf
  10. #ffefef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fd5e5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fd5e5e
  2. #f16161
  3. #e46565
  4. #d86868
  5. #cb6c6c
  6. #bf6f6f
  7. #b27272
  8. #a67676
  9. #997979
  10. #8d7d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c78282 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #887f5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a15a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff3b60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2735d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d38b5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff4b5f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fd5e5e {
  color: #fd5e5e;
}
Background
.bg-fd5e5e {
  background-color: #fd5e5e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fd5e5e {
  border: 2px solid #fd5e5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fd5e5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 94 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 98% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fd5e5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fd5e5e, #fdae5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fd5e5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 94 94 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 2.50 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 4.71 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 6.82 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.99 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 7.16 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 7.40 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 7.56 #02a1a1 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#fd5e5e  rgb(253, 94, 94)  hsl(0, 98%, 68%)  Pastel Red
#5efdfd  rgb(94, 253, 253)  hsl(180, 98%, 68%)  Aqua
#5efd5e  rgb(94, 253, 94)  hsl(120, 98%, 68%)  Neon Green
#5e5efd  rgb(94, 94, 253)  hsl(240, 98%, 68%)  Ultramarine Blue