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#FC555A

#fc555a ≈ Pastel Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fc555a 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 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.27% magenta, 64.29% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 358.2°, 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pastel Red (#ff6961), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.2793

Complementary

  1. #fc555a
  2. #55fcf7

Split complementary

  1. #fc555a
  2. #55fca3
  3. #55aefc

Analogous

  1. #fc55ae
  2. #fc555a
  3. #fca355

Triadic

  1. #fc555a
  2. #5afc55
  3. #555afc

Tetradic

  1. #fc555a
  2. #fcf755
  3. #55fcf7
  4. #555afc

Square

  1. #fc555a
  2. #aefc55
  3. #55fcf7
  4. #a355fc

Monochromatic

  1. #b50309
  2. #fb0a11
  3. #fc555a
  4. #fda0a3
  5. #ffebec

Shades

#fc555a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fc555a
  2. #e34d51
  3. #ca4448
  4. #b03c3f
  5. #973336
  6. #7e2b2d
  7. #652224
  8. #4c1a1b
  9. #321112
  10. #190909
  11. #000000

Tints

#fc555a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fc555a
  2. #fc666b
  3. #fd777b
  4. #fd888c
  5. #fd999c
  6. #feaaad
  7. #febbbd
  8. #feccce
  9. #feddde
  10. #ffeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fc555a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fc555a
  2. #f0595e
  3. #e35e62
  4. #d76265
  5. #ca6669
  6. #be6b6d
  7. #b26f71
  8. #a57375
  9. #997778
  10. #8c7c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c57d7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #827a59 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9d55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff2a58 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bf6d59 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d18657 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff3f59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fc555a {
  color: #fc555a;
}
Background
.bg-fc555a {
  background-color: #fc555a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fc555a {
  border: 2px solid #fc555a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fc555a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 85 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 97% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fc555a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fc555a, #fca355);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fc555a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 85 90 / 0.35);
}

#ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.12 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 5.79 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.19 #fd0e35 Tractor Red ΔE 7.61 #ff004f Folly ΔE 7.70 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 8.03 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.33 #03aaa5 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Pastel Red
#fc555a  rgb(252, 85, 90)  hsl(358, 97%, 66%)  Pastel Red
#55fcf7  rgb(85, 252, 247)  hsl(178, 97%, 66%)  Aqua
#5afc55  rgb(90, 252, 85)  hsl(118, 97%, 66%)  Neon Green
#555afc  rgb(85, 90, 252)  hsl(238, 97%, 66%)  Ultramarine Blue