Information about #FF505F color

#FF505F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FF505F falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(255, 80, 95) — 100% red, 31.4% green, 37.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 69 / 63 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#FF505F is a maximally vivid red that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Watermelon (#FD4659). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Airbnb (#FD5C63) and Magic Potion (#FF4466).

In RGB terms — rgb(255, 80, 95) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FF505F: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FF505F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FF505F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FF505F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FF505F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Watermelon color link
Watermelon

#FD4659

Airbnb color link
Airbnb

#FD5C63

Magic Potion color link
Magic Potion

#FF4466

Infra Red color link
Infra Red

#FF496C

Neon Fuchsia color link
Neon Fuchsia

#FE4164

Bean Red color link
Bean Red

#F75D59

Fiery Rose color link
Fiery Rose

#FF5470

Coral Pink color link
Coral Pink

#FF6163

Red Orange color link
Red Orange

#FF5349

Rapture color link
Rapture

#F6484C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FF505F
  • RGB255, 80, 95
  • CMYK0, 69, 63, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 80, 95)
  • HSL355°, 100%, 66%
  • HSL Precise354.857°, 100%, 65.686%
  • HSV355°, 69%, 100%
  • HSB355°, 69%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.314, 0.373)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.314, 0.373, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.314, 0.373)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFF505F
  • DECIMAL ID16732255
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01