#FF5A36 · near Tomato

#FF5A36 (RGB 255, 90, 54) is a medium, highly saturated red, closest to Tomato and near Neon Orange and Coral Red. Red suggests energy, urgency and appetite; it draws the eye faster than any other hue, which makes #FF5A36 a natural choice for calls to action, sale banners, food and sports brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 68% lightness and 0.21 chroma at hue 34°.

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HEX#FF5A36

RGBrgb(255, 90, 54)

HSLhsl(11, 100%, 61%)

CMYK0, 65, 79, 0

CSS var--tomato

Contrast3.1:1 white · 6.77:1 black

Similar named colors

Tomato #FF6347Neon Orange #FF5F1FCoral Red #FF4040Persimmon #EC5800Mandarin #F37A48

How to use #FF5A36

Black text passes WCAG AA on #FF5A36 (6.77:1); white text does not (3.1:1).

For a calm scheme pair #FF5A36 with its analogous neighbors #FF3877 and #FFC038; for contrast use its complement #38DBFF as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--tomato: #FF5A36;

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Shades & tints

#33120B#662416#993620#CC482B#FF5A36#FF7B5E#FF9C86#FFBDAF#FFDED7

Color harmonies for #FF5A36

Complementary

#FF5A36#38DBFF

Analogous

#FF5A36#FF3877#FFC038

Triadic

#FF5A36#38FF5D#5D38FF

Split complementary

#FF5A36#38FFC0#3877FF

Tetradic

#FF5A36#77FF38#38DBFF#C038FF