#ff5555

Color #ff5555

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Tomato #ff6347 · ΔE 11.9 Nearest Tailwind class red-400 #ff6467 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ff5555

RGB

rgb(255, 85, 85)

HSL

hsl(0, 100%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 66.7%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 66.7%, 0%)

LAB

lab(60.27, 64.21, 36.55)

LCH

lch(60.27, 73.88, 29.65)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.2064, 24.42)

HWB

hwb(0, 33.3%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#55ffff

Analogous

#ff55aa

#ff5555

#ffaa55

Triadic

#ff5555

#55ff55

#5555ff

Split-complementary

#ff5555

#55ffaa

#55aaff

Tetradic

#ff5555

#ffff55

#55ffff

#5555ff

Square

#ff5555

#aaff55

#55ffff

#aa55ff

Shades

Color #ff5555 mixed toward black.

#ff1c1c

#e30000

#aa0000

#710000

#390000

Tints

Color #ff5555 mixed toward white.

#ff7171

#ff8e8e

#ffaaaa

#ffc6c6

#ffe3e3

Tones

Color #ff5555 mixed toward gray.

#f16363

#e37171

#d58080

#c68e8e

#b89c9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cccb55 · ΔE 52.8

Deuteranopia

#d4de55 · ΔE 58.1

Tritanopia

#fa5555 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 27.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff5555;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff5555]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ff5555 (#ff5555) is rgb(255, 85, 85) in RGB.

No, #ff5555 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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