Palettes / Colors / #F55B60

#F55B60 — Light Vivid Red

#F55B60 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tomato (#FF6347) — not an exact match. CSS tomato gives you #FF6347, a different color; use #F55B60 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#F55B60 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 #5BF5F0; it also sits naturally between #F55BAD and #F5A35B. 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 96% · Green 36% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 61% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F55B60

.text { color: #F55B60; }
.background { background-color: #F55B60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F55B60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 91, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 89%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F55B60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 91, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F55B60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 91, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F55B60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F55B60">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5BF5F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F55B60: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F55B60

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #F55B60 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F55B60 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

← #F55B5F  ·  #F55B61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F55B60?

#F55B60 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 245, 91, 96). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F55B60?

#F55B60 is RGB 245, 91, 96 — HSL 358°, 89%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 61%, 4%.

What colors go with #F55B60?

Its complement is #5BF5F0; analogous partners are #F55BAD and #F5A35B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F55B60 for text?

Black text on #F55B60 has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.21:1.