#FF4E50 · near Tomato

#FF4E50 (RGB 255, 78, 80) is a medium, highly saturated red, closest to Tomato and near Coral Red and Neon Orange. Red suggests energy, urgency and appetite; it draws the eye faster than any other hue, which makes #FF4E50 a natural choice for calls to action, sale banners, food and sports brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 67% lightness and 0.21 chroma at hue 24°.

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HEX#FF4E50

RGBrgb(255, 78, 80)

HSLhsl(359, 100%, 65%)

CMYK0, 69, 69, 0

CSS var--tomato

Contrast3.25:1 white · 6.46:1 black

Similar named colors

Coral Red #FF4040Tomato #FF6347Neon Orange #FF5F1FScarlet #FF2400Vermilion #E34234

How to use #FF4E50

Black text passes WCAG AA on #FF4E50 (6.46:1); white text does not (3.25:1).

For a calm scheme pair #FF4E50 with its analogous neighbors #FF4DA9 and #FFA34D; for contrast use its complement #4DFFFC as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--tomato: #FF4E50;

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Shades & tints

#331010#661F20#992F30#CC3E40#FF4E50#FF7173#FF9596#FFB8B9#FFDCDC

Color harmonies for #FF4E50

Complementary

#FF4E50#4DFFFC

Analogous

#FF4E50#FF4DA9#FFA34D

Triadic

#FF4E50#4FFF4D#4D4FFF

Split complementary

#FF4E50#4DFFA3#4DA9FF

Tetradic

#FF4E50#A9FF4D#4DFFFC#A34DFF