Hex
#E4002B
Hello Kitty color: Hello Kitty red
Hello Kitty is a white cartoon cat usually shown with a red bow on her left ear and no drawn mouth. Its approximate study hex value is #E4002B (RGB 228, 0, 43; HSB 349°, 100%, 89%).
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RGB
228, 0, 43
HSB
349°, 100%, 89%
CSS
color: #E4002B;Hello Kitty red palette
Tints, shades, and the complementary color — useful for color study and for matching Hello Kitty's shade in the game.
Lighter
#F59EAE
Light
#ED5975
Base
#E4002B
Dark
#A4001F
Darker
#6D0015
Complement
#00E3B9
Why this shade?
A pure, saturated red bow provides the single focal accent on her otherwise white face.
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How this value is sourced: Color values are study approximations sampled from official character art and corroborated against widely-cited community color references, then expressed as the nearest standard hex value.
Color values are approximate study values. Toon Tone is an unaffiliated fan project; Hello Kitty and Sanrio are the property of their respective owners.
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About Hello Kitty's color
What color is Hello Kitty?
Hello Kitty is a white cartoon cat usually shown with a red bow on her left ear and no drawn mouth. Its approximate study hex value is #E4002B (RGB 228, 0, 43; HSB 349°, 100%, 89%).
What is the hex code for Hello Kitty?
Hello Kitty is commonly studied as #E4002B — a hello kitty red shade with RGB (228, 0, 43) and HSB (349°, 100%, 89%).
Why is Hello Kitty red?
A pure, saturated red bow provides the single focal accent on her otherwise white face.
When did Hello Kitty first appear?
Hello Kitty first appeared in 1974, in Sanrio.