#FF5242 Color

#FF5242 is rgb(255, 82, 66) in RGB and hsl(5, 100%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Tomato. Black text is most readable on this background.

#FF5242

HEX#FF5242

RGBrgb(255, 82, 66)

HSLhsl(5, 100%, 63%)

HSVhsv(5, 74%, 100%)

OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.212 29.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 74%, 0%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #FF5242 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.21:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FF5242 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#FF5242 Complementary#42EFFF Analogous#FF4291 Analogous#FFB042 Triadic#42FF52 Triadic#5242FF

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #FF5242, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#FF695C #FF8175 #FF988F #FFB0A8 #FFC7C2 #FFDEDB

Shades

#FF2D1A #EB1400 #C21000 #940C00 #6B0900 #3D0500

Use #FF5242 in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex