Palettes / Colors / #FC5555

#FC5555 — Light Vivid Red

#FC5555 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the red family.

#FC5555 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #54FCFC; it also sits naturally between #FC54A8 and #FCA854. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 33% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 66% · Key 1%

Previews

CSS code for #FC5555

.text { color: #FC5555; }
.background { background-color: #FC5555; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC5555; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 85, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 97%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC5555; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 85, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC5555; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 85, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC5555">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC5555">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FC5555

Tints of #FC5555

Tones of #FC5555

Color harmonies

Complementary — #54FCFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FC5555: #000000.

How #FC5555 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #FC5555 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FC5554  ·  #FC5556 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC5555?

#FC5555 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 85, 85). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC5555?

#FC5555 is RGB 252, 85, 85 — HSL 0°, 97%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 66%, 66%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC5555?

Its complement is #54FCFC; analogous partners are #FC54A8 and #FCA854. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC5555 for text?

Black text on #FC5555 has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.20:1.