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#FF6E5B closest to Pastel Red

#FF6E5B is a light, vivid red; the closest named color is Pastel Red. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 43.1% green and 35.7% blue (rgb(255, 110, 91)). Its HSL value is 7° hue, 100% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 64% yellow and 0% black. #FF6E5B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.63:1.

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#FF6E5B color conversion

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Variations of #FF6E5B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FF6E5B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FF6E5B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF6E5B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 65% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B8A857
  • Protanopia 63% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #948858
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BA8658
  • Deuteranopia 65% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B8A857
  • Deuteranomaly 76% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CF9758
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF516A
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF6362
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9C9C9C
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BB928F

#FF6E5B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.75:1 Very poor#FF6E5B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.63:1 Very good#FF6E5B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF6E5B in CSS

/* Pastel Red */
.color { color: #FF6E5B; }
.background { background-color: #FF6E5B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF6E5B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 110 91);
color: hsl(7 100% 68%);
color: oklch(0.713 0.181 29.8);

#FF6E5B FAQ

What color is #FF6E5B?

#FF6E5B is a light, vivid red. Its closest named color is Pastel Red. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF6E5B?

#FF6E5B is rgb(255, 110, 91) in RGB, hsl(7, 100%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 57%, 64%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF6E5B?

The complementary color of #FF6E5B is #5BECFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF6E5B?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF6E5B: 7.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF6E5B a warm or cool color?

#FF6E5B is a warm color.