What color is #FF335B?

#FF335B is a vivid red, closest to the named color Radical Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF335B?

The RGB value is 255, 51, 91: 255 red, 51 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF335B?

The complementary color is #33FFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF335B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF335B color

#FF335B rgb(255, 51, 91)

Shades of red

The hex color #FF335B is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 20% green and 35.7% blue (255, 51, 91).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 100% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 64% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Radical Red (#FF355E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#FF335B color codes

HEX	`#FF335B`
RGB	`rgb(255, 51, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 20%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 100%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 80%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 80%, 64%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.48, 75.32, 28.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.48, 80.48, 20.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.317, 24.39, 12.27)`
Decimal	`16724827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF335B, 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 #FF335B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF335B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #FF335B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff335b; }
.text { color: #ff335b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff335b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 51 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff335b, #ff7133); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerise.

Questions

What color is #FF335B?: #FF335B is a vivid red, closest to the named color Radical Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF335B?: The RGB value is 255, 51, 91: 255 red, 51 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF335B?: The complementary color is #33FFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF335B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.