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#FF6347 Tomato
#FF6347 is a light, vivid red, known as Tomato. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 38.8% green, and 27.8% blue. Its hue is 9°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FF6347.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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7.13:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FF6347 as they’d see it.
#FF6347 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FF6347
What color is #FF6347?
#FF6347 is a light, vivid red, known as Tomato. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 38.8% green, and 27.8% blue. Its hue is 9°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FF6347 in RGB?
#FF6347 is rgb(255, 99, 71): 255 red, 99 green, and 71 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FF6347 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 61, 72, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FF6347?
PANTONE 1645 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FF6347?
Its complement #00A5BC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.