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#FF515B

#ff515b ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ff515b is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 31.76% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 68.24% magenta, 64.31% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 356.55°, with 100% saturation and 65.88% 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 6.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 4.79.

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Web safe#ff6666
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Relative luminance0.279

Complementary

  1. #ff515b
  2. #51fff5

Split complementary

  1. #ff515b
  2. #51ff9e
  3. #51b2ff

Analogous

  1. #ff51b2
  2. #ff515b
  3. #ff9e51

Triadic

  1. #ff515b
  2. #5bff51
  3. #515bff

Tetradic

  1. #ff515b
  2. #fff551
  3. #51fff5
  4. #515bff

Square

  1. #ff515b
  2. #b2ff51
  3. #51fff5
  4. #9e51ff

Monochromatic

  1. #b7000b
  2. #ff0413
  3. #ff515b
  4. #ff9da3
  5. #ffeaeb

Shades

#ff515b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff515b
  2. #e64952
  3. #cc4149
  4. #b33940
  5. #993137
  6. #80292e
  7. #662024
  8. #4d181b
  9. #331012
  10. #1a0809
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff515b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff515b
  2. #ff626b
  3. #ff747c
  4. #ff858c
  5. #ff979d
  6. #ffa8ad
  7. #ffb9bd
  8. #ffcbce
  9. #ffdcde
  10. #ffeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff515b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff515b
  2. #f2565f
  3. #e65a62
  4. #d95f66
  5. #cc646a
  6. #c0696e
  7. #b36d71
  8. #a67275
  9. #997779
  10. #8d7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c67c7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #80795a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9e56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1f56 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c16b5a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d38658 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff3958 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff515b {
  color: #ff515b;
}
Background
.bg-ff515b {
  background-color: #ff515b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff515b {
  border: 2px solid #ff515b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff515b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 81 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 100% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff515b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff515b, #ff9e51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff515b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 81 91 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.79 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 4.99 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.97 #ff004f Folly ΔE 7.07 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 7.63 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.61 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 8.87 #00aea4 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#ff515b  rgb(255, 81, 91)  hsl(357, 100%, 66%)  Pastel Red
#51fff5  rgb(81, 255, 245)  hsl(177, 100%, 66%)  Turquoise Blue
#5bff51  rgb(91, 255, 81)  hsl(117, 100%, 66%)  Neon Green
#515bff  rgb(81, 91, 255)  hsl(237, 100%, 66%)  Ultramarine Blue