What color is #FF5F5F?

#FF5F5F is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Fusion Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF5F5F?

The RGB value is 255, 95, 95: 255 red, 95 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF5F5F?

The complementary color is #5FFFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF5F5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF5F5F color

#FF5F5F rgb(255, 95, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #FF5F5F is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 37.3% green and 37.3% blue (255, 95, 95).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 63% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fusion Red (#FF6163), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#FF5F5F color codes

HEX	`#FF5F5F`
RGB	`rgb(255, 95, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 37.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 63%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 63%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.89, 60.77, 32.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.89, 69.12, 28.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.402, 30.277, 14.172)`
Decimal	`16736095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF5F5F, 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 #FF5F5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF5F5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #FF5F5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff5f5f; }
.text { color: #ff5f5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff5f5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 95 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff5f5f, #ffaf5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon.

Questions

What color is #FF5F5F?: #FF5F5F is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Fusion Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF5F5F?: The RGB value is 255, 95, 95: 255 red, 95 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF5F5F?: The complementary color is #5FFFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF5F5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.