Palettes / Colors / #F0504E

#F0504E — Vivid Red

#F0504E is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the red family.

#F0504E is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4DEDEF; it also sits naturally between #EF4D9B and #EFA14D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 31% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 68% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #F0504E

.text { color: #F0504E; }
.background { background-color: #F0504E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F0504E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 80, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 84%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F0504E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 80, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F0504E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 80, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F0504E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F0504E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F0504E

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Tones of #F0504E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4DEDEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F0504E: #000000.

How #F0504E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #F0504E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F0504E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F0504D  ·  #F0504F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F0504E?

#F0504E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 240, 80, 78). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F0504E?

#F0504E is RGB 240, 80, 78 — HSL 1°, 84%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 67%, 68%, 6%.

What colors go with #F0504E?

Its complement is #4DEDEF; analogous partners are #EF4D9B and #EFA14D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F0504E for text?

Black text on #F0504E has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.52:1.