Palettes / Colors / #FF6461

#FF6461 — Light Vivid Red

#FF6461 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the red family.

#FF6461 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 #61FCFF; it also sits naturally between #FF61AD and #FFB361. 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 100% · Green 39% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 62% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF6461

.text { color: #FF6461; }
.background { background-color: #FF6461; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF6461; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 100, 97); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 100%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF6461; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 100, 97, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF6461; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 100, 97, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF6461">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF6461">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF6461

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #61FCFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF6461: #000000.

How #FF6461 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 #FF6461 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

← #FF6460  ·  #FF6462 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF6461?

#FF6461 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 100, 97). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF6461?

#FF6461 is RGB 255, 100, 97 — HSL 1°, 100%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 62%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF6461?

Its complement is #61FCFF; analogous partners are #FF61AD and #FFB361. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF6461 for text?

Black text on #FF6461 has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.90:1.