Close to Grapefruit
#FC555A
#FC555A is a light, vivid red, close to the color Grapefruit. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 33.3% green, and 35.3% blue. Its hue is 358°, with 97% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FC555A.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.59:1 AAThis color as text on white
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6.59:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FC555A as they’d see it.
#FC555A in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FC555A
What color is #FC555A?
#FC555A is a light, vivid red, close to the color Grapefruit. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 33.3% green, and 35.3% blue. Its hue is 358°, with 97% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FC555A in RGB?
#FC555A is rgb(252, 85, 90): 252 red, 85 green, and 90 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FC555A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 66, 64, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FC555A?
PANTONE Warm Red C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FC555A?
Its complement #22A09D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.