Media & Entertainment

Rotten Tomatoes Color Codes

Rotten Tomatoes works in a single red, hex #FA320A, on white. The Rotten Tomatoes color codes in Hex, RGB and CMYK can be found below. Senh Duong, a film fan, built it in 1998 to collect every review of a movie in one place; the Tomatometer score and the fresh-or-rotten verdict came from that. It is now owned by Fandango. Its nearest peer on this site is Fandango.

The Rotten Tomatoes logo, shown for identification. Rotten Tomatoes is a trademark of its owner and this site is not affiliated with it.

Primary colors

What are Rotten Tomatoes Primary Colors?

Rotten Tomatoes's primary color is #FA320A. Every value on this page is derived from it.

Rotten Tomatoes publishes a brand system; the value shown matches its stated red.

Rotten Tomatoes Primary

Hex	#FA320A
RGB	250, 50, 10
HSL	hsl(10, 96%, 51%)
CMYK	0%, 80%, 96%, 2%converted · approximate
Pantone	PMS 172 Cnearest match · not published by the brand

Rotten Tomatoes Hex Color Codes

Rotten Tomatoes hex color codes are #FA320A for primary.

Color	Hex
Primary	#FA320A

Rotten Tomatoes RGB Color Codes

Rotten Tomatoes RGB color codes are 250, 50, 10 for primary. Reach for RGB when a tool wants channel numbers or a CSS alpha value.

Color	RGB
Primary	rgb(250, 50, 10)

Rotten Tomatoes HSL Color Codes

Rotten Tomatoes HSL color codes are 10, 96%, 51% for primary. Change the third value for a lighter or darker version without moving the hue.

Color	HSL
Primary	hsl(10, 96%, 51%)

Rotten Tomatoes CMYK Color Code

Rotten Tomatoes CMYK color codes are conversions from the hex, because the brand publishes none. Check a printed proof before a full run.

Color	CMYK
Primary	0%, 80%, 96%, 2%

Rotten Tomatoes Pantone Color Codes

Rotten Tomatoes Pantone color codes are nearest matches by color distance, not brand specs. The table shows the closest swatch for every color.

Color	Nearest Pantone
Primary	PMS 172 C

Logo

Rotten Tomatoes Logo Colors

Rotten Tomatoes logo colors are one red, often as a splat behind the wordmark.

Rotten Tomatoes Logo Colors Palette

What the Rotten Tomatoes Logo Colors Mean?

The Rotten Tomatoes red is the color of a thrown tomato, which is the joke the whole brand is built on: an audience pelting a bad show. The splat mark makes the reference literal, and a full-fresh score gets the same red on a round tomato icon, so the color carries both halves of the verdict.

Rotten Tomatoes Logo Color History

Rotten Tomatoes logo color history has been red since the site started. The splat has been redrawn and the wordmark modernized, but the red has held.

Rotten Tomatoes Logo Fonts

Rotten Tomatoes logo fonts are a custom bold sans, chunky and slightly condensed. A heavy grotesque like Proxima Nova Black is the nearest match.

Rotten Tomatoes Logo JPG

Rotten Tomatoes logo in JPG. No transparency, so it is flattened onto white. Safe for documents and slide decks.

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Rotten Tomatoes Logo PNG

Rotten Tomatoes logo in PNG, with a transparent background. Use it over a colored surface.

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Rotten Tomatoes Logo WebP

Rotten Tomatoes logo in WebP. Same transparency as the PNG at about a third of the file size.

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Rotten Tomatoes Color Code Shades

Rotten Tomatoes color code shades step evenly from the primary toward black, for hover states, borders and shadows.

These are interface steps, not Rotten Tomatoes paint or trim names.

In code

Using the Rotten Tomatoes palette

CSS custom properties

:root {
  --rotten-tomatoes-primary: #FA320A;
}

Contrast against white

Primary	3.80:1AA ×

Brand colors are chosen for recognition, not for legibility. A failing value here is normal. It means use it as a fill, not as text.