#ff556b

Color #ff556b

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Crimson #dc143c · ΔE 17.25 Nearest Tailwind class rose-400 #ff637e · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#ff556b

RGB

rgb(255, 85, 107)

HSL

hsl(352.2, 100%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(352.2, 66.7%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 58%, 0%)

LAB

lab(60.63, 65.51, 24.45)

LCH

lch(60.63, 69.92, 20.47)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.205, 17.02)

HWB

hwb(352.2, 33.3%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#55ffe9

Analogous

#ff55c0

#ff556b

#ff9455

Triadic

#ff556b

#6bff55

#556bff

Split-complementary

#ff556b

#55ff94

#55c0ff

Tetradic

#ff556b

#ffe955

#55ffe9

#556bff

Square

#ff556b

#c0ff55

#55ffe9

#9455ff

Shades

Color #ff556b mixed toward black.

#ff1c3a

#e3001d

#aa0016

#71000f

#390007

Tints

Color #ff556b mixed toward white.

#ff7184

#ff8e9c

#ffaab5

#ffc6ce

#ffe3e6

Tones

Color #ff556b mixed toward gray.

#f16376

#e37180

#d5808b

#c68e95

#b89ca0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cccb66 · ΔE 54.4

Deuteranopia

#d4de65 · ΔE 60.2

Tritanopia

#fa6261 · ΔE 5.1

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 27.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff556b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff556b]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ff556b (#ff556b) is rgb(255, 85, 107) in RGB.

No, #ff556b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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