#ff4e40

Color #ff4e40

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Tomato #ff6347 · ΔE 8.64 Nearest Tailwind class red-500 #fb2c36 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ff4e40

RGB

rgb(255, 78, 64)

HSL

hsl(4.4, 100%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.4, 74.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 69.4%, 74.9%, 0%)

LAB

lab(59.05, 65.89, 46.65)

LCH

lch(59.05, 80.73, 35.3)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.2154, 28.68)

HWB

hwb(4.4, 25.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#40f1ff

Analogous

#ff4091

#ff4e40

#ffad40

Triadic

#ff4e40

#40ff4e

#4e40ff

Split-complementary

#ff4e40

#40ffad

#4091ff

Tetradic

#ff4e40

#f1ff40

#40f1ff

#4e40ff

Square

#ff4e40

#91ff40

#40f1ff

#ad40ff

Shades

Color #ff4e40 mixed toward black.

#ff1d0b

#d51000

#9f0c00

#6a0800

#350400

Tints

Color #ff4e40 mixed toward white.

#ff6b60

#ff8980

#ffa69f

#ffc4bf

#ffe1df

Tones

Color #ff4e40 mixed toward gray.

#ef5b50

#df6960

#cf7770

#bf8480

#af928f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbca44 · ΔE 52.4

Deuteranopia

#d3dd45 · ΔE 57.4

Tritanopia

#fa4647 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 28.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ff4e40;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff4e40]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#ff4e40 (#ff4e40) is rgb(255, 78, 64) in RGB.

No, #ff4e40 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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