What color is #D55E57?

#D55E57 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Firebug. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D55E57?

The RGB value is 213, 94, 87: 213 red, 94 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D55E57?

The complementary color is #57CED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D55E57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D55E57 color

#D55E57 rgb(213, 94, 87)

Shades of red

The hex color #D55E57 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 36.9% green and 34.1% blue (213, 94, 87).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 60% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 59% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Firebug (#CD5C51), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#D55E57 color codes

HEX	`#D55E57`
RGB	`rgb(213, 94, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 36.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 60%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 59%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 59%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.91, 46.36, 27.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.91, 53.77, 30.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.166, 22.844, 11.678)`
Decimal	`13983319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D55E57, 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 #D55E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D55E57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #D55E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d55e57; }
.text { color: #d55e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d55e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 94 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d55e57, #d59d57); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D55E57?: #D55E57 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Firebug. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D55E57?: The RGB value is 213, 94, 87: 213 red, 94 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D55E57?: The complementary color is #57CED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D55E57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.