Palettes / Colors / #F20000

#F20000 — Vivid Red

#F20000 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Red (#FF0000). It belongs to the red family.

#F20000 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 #00F0F0; it also sits naturally between #F00078 and #F07800. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 0% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 100% · Key 5%

Previews

CSS code for #F20000

.text { color: #F20000; }
.background { background-color: #F20000; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F20000; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 0, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 100%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F20000; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 0, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F20000; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 0, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F20000">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F20000">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #00F0F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F20000: #000000.

How #F20000 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 #F20000 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F1FFFF  ·  #F20001 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F20000?

#F20000 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 242, 0, 0). Its closest standard named color is Red.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F20000?

#F20000 is RGB 242, 0, 0 — HSL 0°, 100%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 100%, 5%.

What colors go with #F20000?

Its complement is #00F0F0; analogous partners are #F00078 and #F07800. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F20000 for text?

Black text on #F20000 has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.40:1.