#FF502C

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Tomato.

About #FF502C

The hex code #FF502C represents a beautifully specific shade of red. Its closest recognized web color is Tomato. Its digital footprint relies on 255 parts red, 80 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 83% yellow, and 0% black. With a hue angle of 10.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FF502C
RGB255, 80, 44
HSL10.2°, 100.0%, 58.6%
CMYK0%, 69%, 83%, 0%
HSV10.2°, 82.7%, 100.0%
LAB59.1, 64.6, 56.6
XYZ44.6, 27.2, 5.3
Decimal16732204

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.26:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.44:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.12:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.47:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FF502C; }
.text-color { color: #FF502C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FF502C; }

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