What color is #FF355E?

#FF355E is a vivid red known as Radical Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Radical Red?

The RGB value is 255, 53, 94: 255 red, 53 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Radical Red?

The complementary color is #35FFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF355E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Radical Red color: hex code #FF355E

#FF355E rgb(255, 53, 94)

Shades of red

Radical Red has the hex code #FF355E. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 20.8% green and 36.9% blue (255, 53, 94).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 100% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 63% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

Radical Red (#FF355E) color codes

HEX	`#FF355E`
RGB	`rgb(255, 53, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 20.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 100%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 79%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 63%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.7, 74.98, 26.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.7, 79.65, 19.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.538, 24.621, 12.995)`
Decimal	`16725342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Radical Red, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FF355E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF355E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FF355E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff355e; }
.text { color: #ff355e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff355e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 53 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff355e, #ff7135); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerise.

See #FF355E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF355E?: #FF355E is a vivid red known as Radical Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Radical Red?: The RGB value is 255, 53, 94: 255 red, 53 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Radical Red?: The complementary color is #35FFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF355E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.