Palettes / Colors / #F73657
#F73657 — Vivid Red
#F73657 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: tomato (#FF6347) — not an exact match. CSS tomato gives you #FF6347, a different color; use #F73657 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.
#F73657 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 #36F7D7; it also sits naturally between #F736B7 and #F77636. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F73657 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 247, 54, 87 |
| HSL | 350°, 92%, 59% |
| HSV | 350°, 78%, 97% |
| CMYK | 0%, 78%, 65%, 3% |
| XYZ | 41.40, 23.10, 11.29 |
| Yxy | 23.10, 0.5462, 0.3048 |
| CIE-Lab | 55.18, 72.22, 28.75 |
| Hunter Lab | 48.06, 73.35, 17.75 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 97% · Green 21% · Blue 34%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 65% · Key 3%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F73657
.text { color: #F73657; }
.background { background-color: #F73657; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F73657; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(247, 54, 87); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 92%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F73657; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(247, 54, 87, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F73657; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(247, 54, 87, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F73657">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F73657">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #36F7D7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.74:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.62:1 AA |
Best text color on #F73657: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F73657
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 #F73657: ·
How #F73657 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 #F73657 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 #F73657?
#F73657 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 247, 54, 87). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F73657?
#F73657 is RGB 247, 54, 87 — HSL 350°, 92%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 65%, 3%.
What colors go with #F73657?
Its complement is #36F7D7; analogous partners are #F736B7 and #F77636. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F73657 for text?
Black text on #F73657 has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.74:1.