Tomato

#fc4e2f

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

This is Tomato, a vivid red sitting at 9 degrees on the wheel. 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 #fc4e2f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fc4e2f

RGB252, 78, 47

HSL9, 97%, 59%

HSV9, 81%, 99%

CMYK0%, 69%, 81%, 1%

Lab58.37, 64.42, 54.34

XYZ43.38, 26.35, 5.49

Decimal16535087

Web safe#ff6633

Pantone171 C

Shades of tomato

#fc3715 #f22803 #d72303 #bd1f03 #a21b02 #881602 #6e1202 #530e01 #390901 #1e0500

Tints of tomato

#fc5e42 #fd6e55 #fd7f68 #fd8f7b #fd9f8e #feafa1 #febfb4 #fed0c7 #fee0da #fff0ed

Colors that go with tomato

Complementary#2fddfc Analogous#fc2f76 Analogous#fcb42f Triadic#2ffc4e Triadic#4e2ffc Split complementary#2ffcb4 Split complementary#2f77fc

Tomato in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 69, 81, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fc4e2f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 69 81 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 67 79 7

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 #fc4e2f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fc4e2f; }
.text { color: #fc4e2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc4e2f; }

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 #fc4e2f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fc4e2f 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 #fc4e2f 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 #fc4e2f 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 #fc4e2f 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.