#ff5946

Color #ff5946

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Tomato #ff6347 · ΔE 4.55 Nearest Tailwind class red-500 #fb2c36 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ff5946

RGB

rgb(255, 89, 70)

HSL

hsl(6.2, 100%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.2, 72.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 72.5%, 0%)

LAB

lab(60.65, 61.95, 45.22)

LCH

lch(60.65, 76.7, 36.13)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.2048, 29.77)

HWB

hwb(6.2, 27.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#46ecff

Analogous

#ff468f

#ff5946

#ffb646

Triadic

#ff5946

#46ff59

#5946ff

Split-complementary

#ff5946

#46ffb6

#468fff

Tetradic

#ff5946

#ecff46

#46ecff

#5946ff

Square

#ff5946

#8fff46

#46ecff

#b646ff

Shades

Color #ff5946 mixed toward black.

#ff2810

#d91600

#a21100

#6c0b00

#360600

Tints

Color #ff5946 mixed toward white.

#ff7565

#ff9084

#ffaca2

#ffc8c1

#ffe3e0

Tones

Color #ff5946 mixed toward gray.

#f06555

#e07165

#d17e74

#c18a84

#b29693

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcc4b · ΔE 50.7

Deuteranopia

#d5de4c · ΔE 55.3

Tritanopia

#fa4f50 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 28.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff5946;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff5946]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#ff5946 (#ff5946) is rgb(255, 89, 70) in RGB.

No, #ff5946 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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