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#FF6969

#ff6969 ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ff6969 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 41.18% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.82% magenta, 58.82% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 70.59% 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 7.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 2.28.

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Relative luminance0.3238

Complementary

  1. #ff6969
  2. #69ffff

Split complementary

  1. #ff6969
  2. #69ffb4
  3. #69b4ff

Analogous

  1. #ff69b4
  2. #ff6969
  3. #ffb469

Triadic

  1. #ff6969
  2. #69ff69
  3. #6969ff

Tetradic

  1. #ff6969
  2. #ffff69
  3. #69ffff
  4. #6969ff

Square

  1. #ff6969
  2. #b4ff69
  3. #69ffff
  4. #b469ff

Monochromatic

  1. #cf0000
  2. #ff1d1d
  3. #ff6969
  4. #ffb6b6
  5. #ffebeb

Shades

#ff6969 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff6969
  2. #e65f5f
  3. #cc5454
  4. #b34a4a
  5. #993f3f
  6. #803535
  7. #662a2a
  8. #4d2020
  9. #331515
  10. #1a0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff6969 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff6969
  2. #ff7878
  3. #ff8787
  4. #ff9696
  5. #ffa5a5
  6. #ffb4b4
  7. #ffc3c3
  8. #ffd2d2
  9. #ffe1e1
  10. #fff0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff6969 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff6969
  2. #f26b6b
  3. #e66e6e
  4. #d97070
  5. #cc7272
  6. #c07575
  7. #b37777
  8. #a67979
  9. #997b7b
  10. #8d7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cb8989 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e8668 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a665 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff4d6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c67c68 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d69267 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff596a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff6969 {
  color: #ff6969;
}
Background
.bg-ff6969 {
  background-color: #ff6969;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff6969 {
  border: 2px solid #ff6969;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff6969;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 105 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 100% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff6969 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff6969, #ffb469);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff6969 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 105 105 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 2.28 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 4.51 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 5.23 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 5.56 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 7.70 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 7.77 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 8.06 #009696 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#ff6969  rgb(255, 105, 105)  hsl(0, 100%, 71%)  Pastel Red
#69ffff  rgb(105, 255, 255)  hsl(180, 100%, 71%)  Aqua
#69ff69  rgb(105, 255, 105)  hsl(120, 100%, 71%)  Spring Green
#6969ff  rgb(105, 105, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 71%)  Medium Slate Blue