Information about Mystic Red color
Basic facts about this digital color
#FF5500 presents itself as a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Adrenalin (#FF5200). Nearby in the Register you will also find Willpower Orange (#FD5800) and Maximum Orange (#FF5B00).
In RGB terms — rgb(255, 85, 0) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #FF5500 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.2:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Mystic Red" in the Register.
Mystic Red color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Mystic Red color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Mystic Red color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Mystic Red color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Mystic Red color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Mystic Red 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Mystic Red color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Mystic Red
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#FF5200
#FD5800
#FF5B00
#F94D00
#FF5F00
#FF6000
#F55000
#F45100
#FD4900
#FF5C0F
#FF6600
#FF4200
Mystic Red color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#FF5500
- RGB255, 85, 0
- CMYK0, 67, 100, 0
- CSSrgb(255, 85, 0)
- HSL20°, 100%, 50%
- HSL Precise20°, 100%, 50%
- HSV20°, 100%, 100%
- HSB20°, 100%, 100%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
- GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.333, 0.000)
- GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.333, 0.000, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.333, 0.000)
- Percentage of Red in RGB100%
- Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDFF5500
- DECIMAL ID16733440
- Name Length10
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- Counting from2025-01-01
