Information about Sizzling Red color

#FF3855 - Sizzling Red color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FF3855, known as "Sizzling Red", falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(255, 56, 85) — 100% red, 22% green, 33.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 78 / 67 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A maximally vivid earthy red, #FF3855 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Radical Red (#FF355E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Red Salsa (#FD3A4A) and Sunburnt Cyclops (#FF404C).

The recipe behind #FF3855 is rgb(255, 56, 85), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FF3855: 5.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for white. The name "Sizzling Red" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Sizzling Red color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Sizzling Red color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Sizzling Red

#FF3855
#FF5F77

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#FF8799

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#FFAFBB

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#FFD7DD

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White

#FFFFFF

Sizzling Red color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Sizzling Red

#FF3855
#F80025

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#BA001B

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#7C0012

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#3E0009

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Black

#000000

Sizzling Red color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Sizzling Red

#FF3855
#E9415B

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#D24D61

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#B95C6A

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#9D6C74

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Grey

#808080

Sizzling Red color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#FFB938

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#FF6938

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Sizzling Red

#FF3855
#FF38A5

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#FF38F5

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#B938FF

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Sizzling Red color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#FF3855
Sizzling Red

#FF3855

#38FFE1
#38FFE1

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#FF3855
Sizzling Red

#FF3855

#38B9FF
#38B9FF

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#38FF7E
#38FF7E

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#FF7E38
#FF7E38

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#FF3855
Sizzling Red

#FF3855

#FF38B9
#FF38B9

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#FF3855
Sizzling Red

#FF3855

#56FF38
#56FF38

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#3856FF
#3856FF

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#FF3855
Sizzling Red

#FF3855

#FFE138
#FFE138

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#38FFE1
#38FFE1

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#3856FF
#3856FF

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#FF3855
Sizzling Red

#FF3855

#B9FF38
#B9FF38

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#38FFE1
#38FFE1

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#7E38FF
#7E38FF

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Nearest named colors to Sizzling Red

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Radical Red color link
Radical Red

#FF355E

Red Salsa color link
Red Salsa

#FD3A4A

Sunburnt Cyclops color link
Sunburnt Cyclops

#FF404C

Reddish Pink color link
Reddish Pink

#FE2C54

Lightish Red color link
Lightish Red

#FE2F4A

Watermelon color link
Watermelon

#FD4659

Red Pink color link
Red Pink

#FA2A55

Neon Fuchsia color link
Neon Fuchsia

#FE4164

Olimpic Red color link
Olimpic Red

#ED334E

Rapture color link
Rapture

#F6484C

Magic Potion color link
Magic Potion

#FF4466

Desire color link
Desire

#EA3C53

Sizzling Red color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FF3855
  • RGB255, 56, 85
  • CMYK0, 78, 67, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 56, 85)
  • HSL351°, 100%, 61%
  • HSL Precise351.256°, 100%, 60.98%
  • HSV351°, 78%, 100%
  • HSB351°, 78%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.220, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.220, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.220, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFF3855
  • DECIMAL ID16726101
  • Name Length12
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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