What color is #FF6347?

#FF6347 is a light, vivid red known as Tomato. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tomato?

The RGB value is 255, 99, 71: 255 red, 99 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tomato?

The complementary color is #47E3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF6347?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tomato color: hex code #FF6347

#FF6347 rgb(255, 99, 71)

Shades of red

Tomato has the hex code #FF6347. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 38.8% green and 27.8% blue (255, 99, 71).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 72% yellow and 0% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword tomato.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

Tomato (#FF6347) color codes

HEX	`#FF6347`
RGB	`rgb(255, 99, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 38.8%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 100%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 72%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 72%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.21, 57.85, 46.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.21, 74.17, 38.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.844, 30.645, 9.408)`
Decimal	`16737095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tomato, 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 #FF6347	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF6347 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	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 #FF6347 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff6347; }
.text { color: #ff6347; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff6347; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 99 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff6347, #ffbf47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF6347 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF6347?: #FF6347 is a light, vivid red known as Tomato. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tomato?: The RGB value is 255, 99, 71: 255 red, 99 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tomato?: The complementary color is #47E3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF6347?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.