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#FF4455 Hotter Than Hell

#FF4455 is a medium, vivid red named Hotter Than Hell. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 26.7% green and 33.3% blue (rgb(255, 68, 85)). Its HSL value is 355° hue, 100% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 67% yellow and 0% black. #FF4455 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.21:1.

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Variations of #FF4455

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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#FF4455 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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#FF4455 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF4455 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 56% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A99A4F
  • Protanopia 52% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7A7254
  • Protanomaly 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AD6E52
  • Deuteranopia 56% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A99A4F
  • Deuteranomaly 70% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C78450
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF004C
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF3051
  • Achromatopsia 55% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8C8C8C
  • Achromatomaly 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B27E81

#FF4455 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.38:1 Poor#FF4455 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.21:1 Good#FF4455 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF4455 in CSS

/* Hotter Than Hell */
.color { color: #FF4455; }
.background { background-color: #FF4455; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF4455; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 68 85);
color: hsl(355 100% 63%);
color: oklch(0.666 0.222 21.0);

#FF4455 FAQ

What color is #FF4455?

#FF4455 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Hotter Than Hell. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF4455?

#FF4455 is rgb(255, 68, 85) in RGB, hsl(355, 100%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 73%, 67%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF4455?

The complementary color of #FF4455 is #44FFEE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF4455?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF4455: 6.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF4455 a warm or cool color?

#FF4455 is a warm color.