Brilliant Rose (#FF55A3)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.97:1 — vs black: 7.08:1

Color values

  • HEX #FF55A3
  • RGB rgb(255, 85, 163)
  • HSL hsl(332, 100%, 66%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 67, 36, 0 )
  • Websafe #FF6699

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FF55A3 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Brilliant Rose
#FF55A3 Base
#55FFB1
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Brilliant Rose
#FF55A3 Base
#FF55F8
#FF5C55
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Brilliant Rose
#FF55A3 Base
#A3FF55
#55A3FF
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Brilliant Rose
#FF55A3 Base
#55FF5C
#55F8FF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Brilliant Rose
#FF55A3 Base
#F8FF55
#55FFB1
#5C55FF
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Brilliant Rose
#FF55A3 Base
#BB0056
#FF097A
#FF2C8D
#FF7EB9
#FFA2CC
#FFE6F1
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Brilliant Rose, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#1A000C
#580029
#970045
#D60062
#FF1681
Brilliant Rose #FF55A3 Base
#FF72B3
#FF8FC2
#FFACD2
#FFC9E2
#FFE6F1
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FF55A3. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FF55A3;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FF55A3;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FF55A3;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FF55A3,
        #55FFB1
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FF55A3,
        #55FFB1
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$brilliant-rose: #FF55A3;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$brilliant-rose-r: 255;
$brilliant-rose-g: 85;
$brilliant-rose-b: 163;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $brilliant-rose;
    color: rgba($brilliant-rose-r, $brilliant-rose-g, $brilliant-rose-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Brilliant Rose appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FF55A3 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #A1A19F Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #7979A4 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FB6363 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #969696 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Brilliant Rose ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Brilliant Rose #FF55A3 Base
Wild Strawberry #FF43A4 ΔE 2.69
Violet Red #F75394 ΔE 2.97
Rose Bonbon #F9429E ΔE 3.33
French Fuchsia #FD3F92 ΔE 3.82

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.