Fluorescent Red Color

#ff5555

Fluorescent Red is vibrant, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #0aa
Complementary Color #55fefe
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.67% (better contrasting with white)
Fluorescent Red Color Sample
Fluorescent Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ff5555

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fluorescent Red Color. The Congo Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Orange Tea Rose (#ff8379) for more calm effect. Try Fusion Coral as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#55fefe is the best complementary color to Fluorescent Red. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f55 complementary color is Aquamarine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #fe55aa and #feaa55. Thus found on the left and right of #f55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hot Pink and Texas Rose colors as they work well with Fluorescent Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fluorescent Red palette consists of #55a9fe and #55feaa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#55fefe). Try Malibu and Aquamarine colors in combination with #f55, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #f55 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fluorescent Red. Thus Dodger Blue and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fluorescent Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aquamarine, Green Yellow, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #f55 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fluorescent Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#55fefe) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flamingo – 120° from the complementary Aquamarine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #55fe55 and #fe55fe.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ff5555 is made of 60% red, 20% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Fluorescent Red has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff5555 is made of 0% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ff5555
RGB Decimal rgb(255,85,85)
RGB Percentage 60%, 20%, 20%
CMYK 0, 66.67, 66.67, 0
HSL hsl(0,100%,66.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,66.67%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.2599,64.2211,36.542)
XYZ xyz(46.1282,28.4129,11.6473)
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