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#FE856B

#fe856b ≈ Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fe856b is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 52.16% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.64% magenta, 57.87% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 10.61°, with 98.66% saturation and 70.78% 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 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Salmon (#fa8072), ΔE 3.69.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.3891

Complementary

  1. #fe856b
  2. #6be4fe

Split complementary

  1. #fe856b
  2. #6bfece
  3. #6b9afe

Analogous

  1. #fe6b9a
  2. #fe856b
  3. #fece6b

Triadic

  1. #fe856b
  2. #6bfe85
  3. #856bfe

Tetradic

  1. #fe856b
  2. #e4fe6b
  3. #6be4fe
  4. #856bfe

Square

  1. #fe856b
  2. #9afe6b
  3. #6be4fe
  4. #ce6bfe

Monochromatic

  1. #cf2601
  2. #fd461f
  3. #fe856b
  4. #ffc4b7
  5. #ffeeeb

Shades

#fe856b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fe856b
  2. #e57860
  3. #cb6a56
  4. #b25d4b
  5. #985040
  6. #7f4336
  7. #66352b
  8. #4c2820
  9. #331b15
  10. #190d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#fe856b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fe856b
  2. #fe917a
  3. #fe9d89
  4. #feaa97
  5. #feb6a6
  6. #ffc2b5
  7. #ffcec4
  8. #ffdad3
  9. #ffe7e1
  10. #fff3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fe856b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fe856b
  2. #f1856d
  3. #e5846f
  4. #d88471
  5. #cc8373
  6. #bf8376
  7. #b28278
  8. #a6827a
  9. #99817c
  10. #8d817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d09b93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39868 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1b169 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff707f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ce9169 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dca26a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7977 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fe856b {
  color: #fe856b;
}
Background
.bg-fe856b {
  background-color: #fe856b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fe856b {
  border: 2px solid #fe856b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fe856b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 133 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 99% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fe856b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fe856b, #fece6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fe856b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 133 107 / 0.35);
}

#fa8072 Salmon ΔE 3.69 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 4.97 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 5.75 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 6.20 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.22 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.35 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.61 #017a94 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Salmon
#fe856b  rgb(254, 133, 107)  hsl(11, 99%, 71%)  Salmon
#6be4fe  rgb(107, 228, 254)  hsl(191, 99%, 71%)  Non-Photo Blue
#6bfe85  rgb(107, 254, 133)  hsl(131, 99%, 71%)  Spring Green
#856bfe  rgb(133, 107, 254)  hsl(251, 99%, 71%)  Medium Slate Blue