#FF5F42

A light, vivid red closely aligning with Tomato.

About #FF5F42

When working with digital screens, the color #FF5F42 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Tomato. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 255, 95, and 66.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 63% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FF5F42
RGB255, 95, 66
HSL9.2°, 100.0%, 62.9%
CMYK0%, 63%, 74%, 0%
HSV9.2°, 74.1%, 100.0%
LAB61.5, 59.3, 48.3
XYZ46.3, 29.8, 8.5
Decimal16736066

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.01:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.97:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.88:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.92:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FF5F42; }
.text-color { color: #FF5F42; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FF5F42; }

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