Palettes / Colors / #FF0055

#FF0055 — Vivid Pink

#FF0055 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the pink family.

#FF0055 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #00FFAA; it also sits naturally between #FF00D4 and #FF2A00. 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 100% · Green 0% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 67% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF0055

.text { color: #FF0055; }
.background { background-color: #FF0055; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF0055; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 0, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF0055; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 0, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF0055; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 0, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF0055">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF0055">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF0055

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Tones of #FF0055

Color harmonies

Complementary — #00FFAA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF0055: #000000.

How #FF0055 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FF0055 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FF0054  ·  #FF0056 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF0055?

#FF0055 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 0, 85). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF0055?

#FF0055 is RGB 255, 0, 85 — HSL 340°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 67%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF0055?

Its complement is #00FFAA; analogous partners are #FF00D4 and #FF2A00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF0055 for text?

Black text on #FF0055 has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.90:1.