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#FF6666 Pompelmo

#FF6666 is a light, vivid red named Pompelmo. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 40.0% green and 40.0% blue (rgb(255, 102, 102)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 100% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 60% yellow and 0% black. #FF6666 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.34:1.

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Variations of #FF6666

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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#FF6666 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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#FF6666 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF6666 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 63% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B3A562
  • Protanopia 60% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8D8465
  • Protanomaly 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B68164
  • Deuteranopia 63% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3A562
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CD9363
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF4867
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF5B66
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B98E8E

#FF6666 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.86:1 Very poor#FF6666 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.34:1 Very good#FF6666 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF6666 in CSS

/* Pompelmo */
.color { color: #FF6666; }
.background { background-color: #FF6666; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF6666; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 102 102);
color: hsl(0 100% 70%);
color: oklch(0.704 0.187 23.2);

#FF6666 FAQ

What color is #FF6666?

#FF6666 is a light, vivid red. Its closest named color is Pompelmo. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF6666?

#FF6666 is rgb(255, 102, 102) in RGB, hsl(0, 100%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 60%, 60%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF6666?

The complementary color of #FF6666 is #66FFFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF6666?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF6666: 7.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF6666 a warm or cool color?

#FF6666 is a warm color.