#FF6F59 · near Tomato

#FF6F59 (RGB 255, 111, 89) is a medium, highly saturated red, closest to Tomato and near Salmon and Coral. Red suggests energy, urgency and appetite; it draws the eye faster than any other hue, which makes #FF6F59 a natural choice for calls to action, sale banners, food and sports brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 71% lightness and 0.18 chroma at hue 31°.

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HEX#FF6F59

RGBrgb(255, 111, 89)

HSLhsl(8, 100%, 67%)

CMYK0, 56, 65, 0

CSS var--tomato

Contrast2.74:1 white · 7.67:1 black

Similar named colors

Tomato #FF6347Salmon #FA8072Coral #FF7F50Mandarin #F37A48Coral Pink #F88379

How to use #FF6F59

Black text passes WCAG AA on #FF6F59 (7.67:1); white text does not (2.74:1).

For a calm scheme pair #FF6F59 with its analogous neighbors #FF5794 and #FFC157; for contrast use its complement #57E9FF as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--tomato: #FF6F59;

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Shades & tints

#331612#662C24#994335#CC5947#FF6F59#FF8C7A#FFA99B#FFC5BD#FFE2DE

Color harmonies for #FF6F59

Complementary

#FF6F59#57E9FF

Analogous

#FF6F59#FF5794#FFC157

Triadic

#FF6F59#57FF6D#6D57FF

Split complementary

#FF6F59#57FFC1#5794FF

Tetradic

#FF6F59#94FF57#57E9FF#C157FF