What color is #FF4040?

#FF4040 is a light, vivid red known as Red Coral. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Red Coral?

The RGB value is 255, 64, 64: 255 red, 64 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Red Coral?

The complementary color is #40FFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF4040?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Red Coral color: hex code #FF4040

#FF4040 rgb(255, 64, 64)

Shades of red

Red Coral has the hex code #FF4040. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 25.1% green and 25.1% blue (255, 64, 64).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 75% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

Red Coral (#FF4040) color codes

HEX	`#FF4040`
RGB	`rgb(255, 64, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 25.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 75%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 75%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.37, 70.55, 44.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.37, 83.58, 32.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.004, 25.304, 7.417)`
Decimal	`16728128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Red Coral, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FF4040	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF4040 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FF4040 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff4040; }
.text { color: #ff4040; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff4040; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 64 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff4040, #ffa040); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

See #FF4040 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF4040?: #FF4040 is a light, vivid red known as Red Coral. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Red Coral?: The RGB value is 255, 64, 64: 255 red, 64 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Red Coral?: The complementary color is #40FFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF4040?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.