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#FF5259 closest to Grapefruit

#FF5259 is a medium, vivid red; the closest named color is Grapefruit. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 32.2% green and 34.9% blue (rgb(255, 82, 89)). Its HSL value is 358° hue, 100% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 65% yellow and 0% black. #FF5259 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.60:1.

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Variations of #FF5259

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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#FF5259 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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#FF5259 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF5259 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 58% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AD9E54
  • Protanopia 55% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #817958
  • Protanomaly 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B07556
  • Deuteranopia 58% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AD9E54
  • Deuteranomaly 72% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C98955
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF2156
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF4357
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #909090
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B58485

#FF5259 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.18:1 Poor#FF5259 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.60:1 Good#FF5259 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF5259 in CSS

/* Grapefruit */
.color { color: #FF5259; }
.background { background-color: #FF5259; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF5259; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 82 89);
color: hsl(358 100% 66%);
color: oklch(0.680 0.209 22.5);

#FF5259 FAQ

What color is #FF5259?

#FF5259 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Grapefruit. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF5259?

#FF5259 is rgb(255, 82, 89) in RGB, hsl(358, 100%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 68%, 65%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF5259?

The complementary color of #FF5259 is #52FFF8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF5259?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF5259: 6.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF5259 a warm or cool color?

#FF5259 is a warm color.