Tomato

#ff554e

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for tomato, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Tomato is a mid red that reads confident. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Tomato color values

Every conversion for #ff554e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ff554e
RGB255, 85, 78
HSL2, 100%, 65%
HSV2, 69%, 100%
CMYK0%, 67%, 69%, 0%
Lab60.17, 63.88, 40.33
XYZ45.86, 28.31, 10.25
Decimal16733518
Web safe#ff6666
Pantone805 C
Pantone805 CHex#ff554eRgb255 85 78Cmyk0 67 69 0Lab60 64 40Darker#be0800Deep#ff1007Lighter#fa9e9b

Shades of tomato

Tints of tomato

Colors that go with tomato

Tomato in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 67, 69, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ff554e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 67 69 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 66 67 6
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Tomato in css

Copy #ff554e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ff554e; }
.text { color: #ff554e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff554e; }

How tomato looks on light and dark

Tomato and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ff554e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.15:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
6.66:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ff554e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Tomato on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ff554e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around tomato? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn tomato into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ff554e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from tomato, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #ff554e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.