Palettes / Colors / #F02407
#F02407 — Vivid Red
#F02407 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color OrangeRed (#FF4500). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: orangered (#FF4500) — not an exact match. CSS orangered gives you #FF4500, a different color; use #F02407 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#F02407 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #07D3ED; it also sits naturally between #ED0760 and #ED9507. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F02407 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 240, 36, 7 |
| HSL | 7°, 94%, 48% |
| HSV | 7°, 97%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 85%, 97%, 6% |
| XYZ | 36.60, 19.80, 2.09 |
| Yxy | 19.80, 0.6257, 0.3385 |
| CIE-Lab | 51.61, 72.34, 62.99 |
| Hunter Lab | 44.50, 72.47, 26.93 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 14% · Blue 3%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 85% · Yellow 97% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F02407
.text { color: #F02407; }
.background { background-color: #F02407; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F02407; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 36, 7); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 94%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F02407; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 36, 7, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F02407; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 36, 7, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F02407">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F02407">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #07D3ED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.23:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.96:1 AA |
Best text color on #F02407: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F02407
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #F02407: ·
How #F02407 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #F02407 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #F02407?
#F02407 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 240, 36, 7). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F02407?
#F02407 is RGB 240, 36, 7 — HSL 7°, 94%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 85%, 97%, 6%.
What colors go with #F02407?
Its complement is #07D3ED; analogous partners are #ED0760 and #ED9507. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F02407 for text?
Black text on #F02407 has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.23:1.