Tomato — #FF6347
#FF6347 is a light, vivid red. It is the CSS named color tomato.
Color values
| HEX | #FF6347 |
| RGB | rgb(255, 99, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 100%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61%, 72%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 16737095 |
| CSS | color: #FF6347; |
| Android | 0xFFFF6347 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.388, blue: 0.278, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #FF6347 | 2.95:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #FF6347 | 7.13:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #FF6347
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #FF6347 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #FF6347
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #FF6347 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #FF6347; background-color: #FF6347; }
.element { color: rgb(255 99 71); }
.element { color: hsl(9 100% 64%); }
/* Tailwind arbitrary value */
<div class="bg-[#FF6347] text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #FF6347;Frequently asked questions
What color is #FF6347?
#FF6347 is a light, vivid red, which CSS calls tomato. Its hue sits at 9° on the color wheel, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness.
What is #FF6347 in RGB?
#FF6347 converts to rgb(255, 99, 71) — 255 red, 99 green and 71 blue.
What is #FF6347 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 61%, 72%, 0%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #FF6347 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (7.13:1 versus 2.95:1).
What is the complementary color of #FF6347?
#47E3FF — the hue directly opposite #FF6347 on the color wheel.