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#FF550E Orange Clown Fish

#FF550E is a medium, vivid red named Orange Clown Fish. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 33.3% green and 5.5% blue (rgb(255, 85, 14)). Its HSL value is 18° hue, 100% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 95% yellow and 0% black. #FF550E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.56:1.

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Variations of #FF550E

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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#FF550E 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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#FF550E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF550E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 61% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B29E00
  • Protanopia 56% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #887800
  • Protanomaly 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B47400
  • Deuteranopia 61% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B29E00
  • Deuteranomaly 73% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CC8A00
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF144A
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF4333
  • Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #909090
  • Achromatomaly 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4847E

#FF550E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.20:1 Poor#FF550E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.56:1 Good#FF550E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF550E in CSS

/* Orange Clown Fish */
.color { color: #FF550E; }
.background { background-color: #FF550E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF550E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 85 14);
color: hsl(18 100% 53%);
color: oklch(0.676 0.217 38.0);

#FF550E FAQ

What color is #FF550E?

#FF550E is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Orange Clown Fish. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF550E?

#FF550E is rgb(255, 85, 14) in RGB, hsl(18, 100%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 67%, 95%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF550E?

The complementary color of #FF550E is #0EB8FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF550E?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF550E: 6.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF550E a warm or cool color?

#FF550E is a warm color.