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#FC555A — Light Vivid Red

#FC555A is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tomato (#FF6347) — not an exact match. CSS tomato gives you #FF6347, a different color; use #FC555A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FC555A 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 #54FCF7; it also sits naturally between #FC54AE and #FCA354. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FC555A · RGB 252, 85, 90

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Color values

HEX#FC555A
RGB252, 85, 90
HSL358°, 97%, 66%
HSV358°, 66%, 99%
CMYK0%, 66%, 64%, 1%
XYZ45.24, 27.93, 12.68
Yxy27.93, 0.5270, 0.3253
CIE-Lab59.83, 63.55, 33.07
Hunter Lab52.85, 64.13, 20.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 33% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 64% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #FC555A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FC555A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FC555A

.text { color: #FC555A; }
.background { background-color: #FC555A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC555A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 85, 90); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 97%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC555A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 85, 90, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC555A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 85, 90, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC555A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC555A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FC555A

#FC363D#FB1820#EC040B#CE030A#B00308#920207#740206#500104#320102#140001

Tints of #FC555A

#FD6368#FD7277#FD8186#FD9094#FEA0A3#FEAFB1#FEBEC0#FECDCE#FEDCDD#FFEBEC

Tones of #FC555A

#F06065#E46C70#D8797C#CD8486#C19092#B49C9D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #54FCF7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.19:1 AA large only
Against black text6.59:1 AA

Best text color on #FC555A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC555A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FC555A: ·

How #FC555A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B4B259Deuteranopia · #BDCA59Tritanopia · #F45858

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:

Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind red 500 · #EF4444Material Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FC555A rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffea54
#FFEA54 · #FFCB3C · #FEAA2B · #FF5757
Palette 8ce4ff
#8CE4FF · #FEEE91 · #FFA239 · #FF5656
Palette Ff5a5a
#FF5A5A · #FF8B5A · #FFA95A · #FFD45A
Palette Ff5555
#FF5555 · #FF937E · #C1E59F · #A3D78A
Palette Ff5b5b
#FF5B5B · #F0FFC3 · #9CCFFF · #685AFF
Palette 0d92f4
#0D92F4 · #77CDFF · #F95454 · #C62E2E

Similar colors

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

#FF5757#FF5656#FF5A5A#FF5555#FF5B5B#F95454#FA5C5C#F75B5B#F94E56#FA5862#FA5451#FF5151

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FC5559  ·  #FC555B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC555A?

#FC555A is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 85, 90). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC555A?

#FC555A is RGB 252, 85, 90 — HSL 358°, 97%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 66%, 64%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC555A?

Its complement is #54FCF7; analogous partners are #FC54AE and #FCA354. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC555A for text?

Black text on #FC555A has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.19:1.