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#FC555E

#fc555e ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fc555e is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 33.33% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.27% magenta, 62.7% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 356.77°, with 96.53% saturation and 66.08% 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 6.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 4.68.

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Web safe#ff6666
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Relative luminance0.28

Complementary

  1. #fc555e
  2. #55fcf3

Split complementary

  1. #fc555e
  2. #55fca0
  3. #55b1fc

Analogous

  1. #fc55b1
  2. #fc555e
  3. #fca055

Triadic

  1. #fc555e
  2. #5efc55
  3. #555efc

Tetradic

  1. #fc555e
  2. #fcf355
  3. #55fcf3
  4. #555efc

Square

  1. #fc555e
  2. #b1fc55
  3. #55fcf3
  4. #a055fc

Monochromatic

  1. #b5030d
  2. #fb0a17
  3. #fc555e
  4. #fda0a5
  5. #ffebec

Shades

#fc555e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fc555e
  2. #e34d55
  3. #ca444b
  4. #b03c42
  5. #973338
  6. #7e2b2f
  7. #652226
  8. #4c1a1c
  9. #321113
  10. #190909
  11. #000000

Tints

#fc555e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fc555e
  2. #fc666e
  3. #fd777e
  4. #fd888e
  5. #fd999e
  6. #feaaaf
  7. #febbbf
  8. #fecccf
  9. #fedddf
  10. #ffeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fc555e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fc555e
  2. #f05961
  3. #e35e65
  4. #d76268
  5. #ca666c
  6. #be6b6f
  7. #b26f72
  8. #a57376
  9. #997779
  10. #8c7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c57d7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #817a5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9d59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff2c5a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bf6d5d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1865b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff405b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fc555e {
  color: #fc555e;
}
Background
.bg-fc555e {
  background-color: #fc555e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fc555e {
  border: 2px solid #fc555e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fc555e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 85 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 97% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fc555e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fc555e, #fca055);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fc555e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 85 94 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.68 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 4.83 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.92 #ff004f Folly ΔE 7.30 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 8.13 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.22 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 8.42 #03aaa1 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#fc555e  rgb(252, 85, 94)  hsl(357, 97%, 66%)  Pastel Red
#55fcf3  rgb(85, 252, 243)  hsl(177, 97%, 66%)  Turquoise Blue
#5efc55  rgb(94, 252, 85)  hsl(117, 97%, 66%)  Neon Green
#555efc  rgb(85, 94, 252)  hsl(237, 97%, 66%)  Ultramarine Blue