#FF5F5F

A light, vivid red closely aligning with Tomato.

About #FF5F5F

When working with digital screens, the color #FF5F5F is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Tomato. In the RGB color space, it consists of 255 red, 95 green, and 95 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 63% yellow, and 0% black. With a hue angle of 0.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

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#FF5F5F
RGB255, 95, 95
HSL0.0°, 100.0%, 68.6%
CMYK0%, 63%, 63%, 0%
HSV0.0°, 62.7%, 100.0%
LAB61.9, 60.8, 32.9
XYZ47.4, 30.3, 14.2
Decimal16736095

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.98:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.05:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.85:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.00:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FF5F5F; }
.text-color { color: #FF5F5F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FF5F5F; }

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