#FF6347Tomato is a vivid, fully saturated, mid-toned warm red (#FF6347).
Tomato reads as a vivid, fully saturated red with a warm temperament. Colors in this range are commonly associated with energy, urgency and appetite, which makes tomato a natural fit for call-to-action buttons, sale badges and anywhere you need immediate attention.
Tomato is bright enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on tomato hits 7.13:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 2.95:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of tomato sits at 189° — #47E3FF, close to darkturquoise — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same warm temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for tomato in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from tomato's position on the color wheel (hue 9°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix tomato toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how tomato performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Tomato | 2.95:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Tomato | 7.13:1 | AAA | AAA |
#BBBA4E#C4D04F#F75354Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword tomato directly.
:root {
--tomato: #FF6347;
--tomato-rgb: 255, 99, 71;
--tomato-tint: #FFA99A;
--tomato-shade: #8C3627;
}
.btn-tomato {
background: var(--tomato);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'tomato': {
DEFAULT: '#FF6347',
light: '#FFA99A',
dark: '#8C3627',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.