What color is #FF5599?

#FF5599 is a light, vivid rose known as Fuchsia Fever. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF5599?

The RGB value is 255, 85, 153: 255 red, 85 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF5599?

The complementary color is #55FFBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF5599?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF5599 color

#FF5599 rgb(255, 85, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF5599 is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 33.3% green and 60% blue (255, 85, 153).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 100% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black.

This exact color is also called Fuchsia Fever.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#FF5599 color codes

HEX	`#FF5599`
RGB	`rgb(255, 85, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 33.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 100%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 67%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 40%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.71, 69.33, -0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.71, 69.33, 359.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.242, 30.063, 33.288)`
Decimal	`16733593`
Short hex	`#F59`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF5599, 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 #FF5599	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF5599 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	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 #FF5599 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff5599; }
.text { color: #ff5599; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff5599; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 85 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff5599, #ff6655); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hot Pink.

Questions

What color is #FF5599?: #FF5599 is a light, vivid rose known as Fuchsia Fever. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF5599?: The RGB value is 255, 85, 153: 255 red, 85 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF5599?: The complementary color is #55FFBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF5599?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.