Palettes / Colors / #FF476F
#FF476F — Vivid Red
#FF476F is a red color we call 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 #FF476F 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.
#FF476F 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 #47FFD7; it also sits naturally between #FF47CB and #FF7B47. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FF476F |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 71, 111 |
| HSL | 347°, 100%, 64% |
| HSV | 347°, 72%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 72%, 56%, 0% |
| XYZ | 46.36, 26.91, 17.79 |
| Yxy | 26.91, 0.5091, 0.2955 |
| CIE-Lab | 58.89, 70.77, 19.79 |
| Hunter Lab | 51.88, 72.64, 13.67 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 28% · Blue 44%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 56% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FF476F
.text { color: #FF476F; }
.background { background-color: #FF476F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF476F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 71, 111); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 100%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF476F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 71, 111, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF476F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 71, 111, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FF476F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF476F">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #47FFD7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.29:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.38:1 AA |
Best text color on #FF476F: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF476F
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FF476F: ·
How #FF476F 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 #FF476F rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FF476F?
#FF476F is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 71, 111). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FF476F?
#FF476F is RGB 255, 71, 111 — HSL 347°, 100%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 72%, 56%, 0%.
What colors go with #FF476F?
Its complement is #47FFD7; analogous partners are #FF47CB and #FF7B47. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FF476F for text?
Black text on #FF476F has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.29:1.