Palettes / Colors / #FA002C

#FA002C — Vivid Red

#FA002C is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #FA002C 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.

#FA002C 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 #00FACC; it also sits naturally between #FA00AB and #FA4F00. 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 17%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 82% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA002C

.text { color: #FA002C; }
.background { background-color: #FA002C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA002C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 0, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(349, 100%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA002C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 0, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA002C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 0, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA002C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA002C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA002C

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Tones of #FA002C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #00FACC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA002C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA002C

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:

How #FA002C 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 #FA002C 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

← #FA002B  ·  #FA002D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA002C?

#FA002C is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 0, 44). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA002C?

#FA002C is RGB 250, 0, 44 — HSL 349°, 100%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 82%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA002C?

Its complement is #00FACC; analogous partners are #FA00AB and #FA4F00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA002C for text?

Black text on #FA002C has a contrast ratio of 5.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.12:1.