#FF5500 Color

#FF5500 is rgb(255, 85, 0) in RGB and hsl(20, 100%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is OrangeRed. Black text is most readable on this background.

#FF5500

HEX#FF5500

RGBrgb(255, 85, 0)

HSLhsl(20, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(20, 100%, 100%)

OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.217 38.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 67%, 100%, 0%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #FF5500 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.21:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FF5500 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#FF5500 Complementary#00AAFF Analogous#FF002B Analogous#FFD500 Triadic#00FF55 Triadic#5500FF

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #FF5500, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#FF6D24 #FF8547 #FF9C6B #FFB18A #FFC9AD #FFE0D1

Shades

#DB4900 #BD3F00 #993300 #7A2900 #571D00 #381300

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