Palettes / Colors / #FA002A

#FA002A — Vivid Red

#FA002A is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#FA002A 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 #00FAD0; it also sits naturally between #FA00A7 and #FA5300. 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 98% · Green 0% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 83% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FA002A

.text { color: #FA002A; }
.background { background-color: #FA002A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA002A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 0, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 100%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA002A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 0, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA002A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 0, 42, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA002A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA002A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA002A

Tints of #FA002A

Tones of #FA002A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #00FAD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA002A: #000000.

How #FA002A 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 #FA002A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FA0029  ·  #FA002B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA002A?

#FA002A is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 0, 42). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA002A?

#FA002A is RGB 250, 0, 42 — HSL 350°, 100%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 83%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA002A?

Its complement is #00FAD0; analogous partners are #FA00A7 and #FA5300. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA002A for text?

Black text on #FA002A has a contrast ratio of 5.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.12:1.