Tomato

#ec7256

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for tomato, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Tomato is a mid red that reads confident. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Tomato color values

Every conversion for #ec7256, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ec7256

RGB236, 114, 86

HSL11, 80%, 63%

HSV11, 64%, 93%

CMYK0%, 52%, 64%, 7%

Lab62.12, 45.0, 37.56

XYZ42.29, 30.54, 12.47

Decimal15495766

Web safe#ff6666

Pantone811 C

Shades of tomato

#e95c3c #e64622 #d33b18 #b93315 #9e2c12 #84250f #6a1e0c #501609 #360f06 #1c0803

Tints of tomato

#ee7f65 #ef8c75 #f19884 #f3a593 #f5b2a2 #f6bfb2 #f8cbc1 #fad8d0 #fbe5e0 #fdf2ef

Colors that go with tomato

Complementary#56d0ec Analogous#ec5685 Analogous#ecbd56 Triadic#56ec72 Triadic#7256ec Split complementary#56ecbd Split complementary#5685ec

Tomato in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 52, 64, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ec7256 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 52 64 7

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 52 63 13

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Tomato in css

Copy #ec7256 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ec7256; }
.text { color: #ec7256; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec7256; }

How tomato looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Tomato and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ec7256 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ec7256 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Tomato on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ec7256 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around tomato? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn tomato into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ec7256 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from tomato, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #ec7256 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.