#ff5b2d

Color #ff5b2d

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Tomato #ff6347 · ΔE 11.52 Nearest Tailwind class orange-600 #f54900 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ff5b2d

RGB

rgb(255, 91, 45)

HSL

hsl(13.1, 100%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.1, 82.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 64.3%, 82.4%, 0%)

LAB

lab(60.73, 60.3, 57.58)

LCH

lch(60.73, 83.38, 43.68)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.2077, 35.87)

HWB

hwb(13.1, 17.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2dd1ff

Analogous

#ff2d68

#ff5b2d

#ffc42d

Triadic

#ff5b2d

#2dff5b

#5b2dff

Split-complementary

#ff5b2d

#2dffc4

#2d68ff

Tetradic

#ff5b2d

#d1ff2d

#2dd1ff

#5b2dff

Square

#ff5b2d

#68ff2d

#2dd1ff

#c42dff

Shades

Color #ff5b2d mixed toward black.

#fa3700

#c82c00

#962100

#641600

#320b00

Tints

Color #ff5b2d mixed toward white.

#ff7650

#ff9273

#ffad96

#ffc8b9

#ffe4dc

Tones

Color #ff5b2d mixed toward gray.

#ed653e

#dc6e50

#ca7861

#b98273

#a78c84

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcc3c · ΔE 48.1

Deuteranopia

#d5de3f · ΔE 52.4

Tritanopia

#fa4547 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 29

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff5b2d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff5b2d]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Tomato #ff6347

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#ff5b2d (#ff5b2d) is rgb(255, 91, 45) in RGB.

No, #ff5b2d 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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