#ff5040

Color #ff5040

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Tomato #ff6347 · ΔE 7.88 Nearest Tailwind class red-500 #fb2c36 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ff5040

RGB

rgb(255, 80, 64)

HSL

hsl(5, 100%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5, 74.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 68.6%, 74.9%, 0%)

LAB

lab(59.32, 65.16, 46.93)

LCH

lch(59.32, 80.3, 35.76)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.2138, 29.14)

HWB

hwb(5, 25.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#40efff

Analogous

#ff408f

#ff5040

#ffaf40

Triadic

#ff5040

#40ff50

#5040ff

Split-complementary

#ff5040

#40ffaf

#408fff

Tetradic

#ff5040

#efff40

#40efff

#5040ff

Square

#ff5040

#8fff40

#40efff

#af40ff

Shades

Color #ff5040 mixed toward black.

#ff1f0b

#d51200

#9f0d00

#6a0900

#350400

Tints

Color #ff5040 mixed toward white.

#ff6d60

#ff8a80

#ffa79f

#ffc5bf

#ffe2df

Tones

Color #ff5040 mixed toward gray.

#ef5d50

#df6a60

#cf7870

#bf8580

#af928f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ccca44 · ΔE 51.8

Deuteranopia

#d4dd45 · ΔE 56.8

Tritanopia

#fa4748 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 28.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff5040;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff5040]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#ff5040 (#ff5040) is rgb(255, 80, 64) in RGB.

No, #ff5040 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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