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#FF3333 Pelati

#FF3333 is a medium, vivid red named Pelati. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 20.0% green and 20.0% blue (rgb(255, 51, 51)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 100% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 80% yellow and 0% black. #FF3333 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.77:1.

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Variations of #FF3333

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FF3333 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FF3333 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF3333 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 53% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A79628
  • Protanopia 49% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #766A30
  • Protanomaly 67% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AB652D
  • Deuteranopia 53% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A79628
  • Deuteranomaly 69% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C67E2A
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF0037
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF0734
  • Achromatopsia 52% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #868686
  • Achromatomaly 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AF7878

#FF3333 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.64:1 Poor#FF3333 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.77:1 Good#FF3333 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF3333 in CSS

/* Pelati */
.color { color: #FF3333; }
.background { background-color: #FF3333; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF3333; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 51 51);
color: hsl(0 100% 60%);
color: oklch(0.649 0.237 27.0);

#FF3333 FAQ

What color is #FF3333?

#FF3333 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Pelati. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF3333?

#FF3333 is rgb(255, 51, 51) in RGB, hsl(0, 100%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 80%, 80%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF3333?

The complementary color of #FF3333 is #33FFFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF3333?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF3333: 5.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF3333 a warm or cool color?

#FF3333 is a warm color.