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#FF554E

#ff554e ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ff554e is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 33.33% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 69.41% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 2.37°, with 100% saturation and 65.29% 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 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.2831

Complementary

  1. #ff554e
  2. #4ef8ff

Split complementary

  1. #ff554e
  2. #4effad
  3. #4e9fff

Analogous

  1. #ff4e9f
  2. #ff554e
  3. #ffad4e

Triadic

  1. #ff554e
  2. #4eff55
  3. #554eff

Tetradic

  1. #ff554e
  2. #f8ff4e
  3. #4ef8ff
  4. #554eff

Square

  1. #ff554e
  2. #9fff4e
  3. #4ef8ff
  4. #ad4eff

Monochromatic

  1. #b40700
  2. #ff0b01
  3. #ff554e
  4. #ff9e9a
  5. #ffe8e7

Shades

#ff554e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff554e
  2. #e64d46
  3. #cc443e
  4. #b33c37
  5. #99332f
  6. #802b27
  7. #66221f
  8. #4d1a17
  9. #331110
  10. #1a0908
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff554e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff554e
  2. #ff6660
  3. #ff7771
  4. #ff8883
  5. #ff9995
  6. #ffaaa7
  7. #ffbbb8
  8. #ffccca
  9. #ffdddc
  10. #ffeeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff554e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff554e
  2. #f25953
  3. #e65e58
  4. #d9625d
  5. #cc6662
  6. #c06b67
  7. #b36f6c
  8. #a67371
  9. #997776
  10. #8d7c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c77d7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #847a4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9f49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff2455 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c26d4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4874b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff3d52 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff554e {
  color: #ff554e;
}
Background
.bg-ff554e {
  background-color: #ff554e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff554e {
  border: 2px solid #ff554e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff554e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 85 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff554e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff554e, #ffad4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff554e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 85 78 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 3.79 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 4.66 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 4.93 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.97 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 7.23 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.71 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.71 #00aab1 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#ff554e  rgb(255, 85, 78)  hsl(2, 100%, 65%)  Pastel Red
#4ef8ff  rgb(78, 248, 255)  hsl(182, 100%, 65%)  Electric Blue
#4eff55  rgb(78, 255, 85)  hsl(122, 100%, 65%)  Neon Green
#554eff  rgb(85, 78, 255)  hsl(242, 100%, 65%)  Majorelle Blue