#FF5F49

A light, vivid red closely aligning with Tomato.

About #FF5F49

The precise color #FF5F49 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Tomato. In the RGB color space, it consists of 255 red, 95 green, and 73 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 63% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 7.3° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 64.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FF5F49
RGB255, 95, 73
HSL7.3°, 100.0%, 64.3%
CMYK0%, 63%, 71%, 0%
HSV7.3°, 71.4%, 100.0%
LAB61.6, 59.6, 44.7
XYZ46.5, 29.9, 9.6
Decimal16736073

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
6.99:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.87:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.94:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FF5F49; }
.text-color { color: #FF5F49; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FF5F49; }

Similar Colors

Tomato
#FF6347