#ff4d40

Color #ff4d40

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Tomato #ff6347 · ΔE 9.02 Nearest Tailwind class red-500 #fb2c36 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ff4d40

RGB

rgb(255, 77, 64)

HSL

hsl(4.1, 100%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.1, 74.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 69.8%, 74.9%, 0%)

LAB

lab(58.92, 66.25, 46.51)

LCH

lch(58.92, 80.95, 35.07)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.2163, 28.47)

HWB

hwb(4.1, 25.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#40f2ff

Analogous

#ff4092

#ff4d40

#ffac40

Triadic

#ff4d40

#40ff4d

#4d40ff

Split-complementary

#ff4d40

#40ffac

#4092ff

Tetradic

#ff4d40

#f2ff40

#40f2ff

#4d40ff

Square

#ff4d40

#92ff40

#40f2ff

#ac40ff

Shades

Color #ff4d40 mixed toward black.

#ff1b0b

#d50f00

#9f0b00

#6a0700

#350400

Tints

Color #ff4d40 mixed toward white.

#ff6b60

#ff8880

#ffa69f

#ffc4bf

#ffe1df

Tones

Color #ff4d40 mixed toward gray.

#ef5b50

#df6860

#cf7670

#bf8480

#af928f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbca43 · ΔE 52.7

Deuteranopia

#d3dd44 · ΔE 57.7

Tritanopia

#fa4647 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 28.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ff4d40;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff4d40]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#ff4d40 (#ff4d40) is rgb(255, 77, 64) in RGB.

No, #ff4d40 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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