Palettes / Colors / #FA1616

#FA1616 — Vivid Red

#FA1616 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Red (#FF0000). It belongs to the red family.

#FA1616 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 #14FAFA; it also sits naturally between #FA1487 and #FA8714. 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 9% · Blue 9%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 91% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #FA1616

.text { color: #FA1616; }
.background { background-color: #FA1616; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA1616; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 22, 22); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 96%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA1616; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 22, 22, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA1616; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 22, 22, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA1616">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA1616">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA1616

Tints of #FA1616

Tones of #FA1616

Color harmonies

Complementary — #14FAFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA1616: #000000.

How #FA1616 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 #FA1616

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FA1615  ·  #FA1617 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA1616?

#FA1616 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 22, 22). Its closest standard named color is Red.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA1616?

#FA1616 is RGB 250, 22, 22 — HSL 0°, 96%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 91%, 91%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA1616?

Its complement is #14FAFA; analogous partners are #FA1487 and #FA8714. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA1616 for text?

Black text on #FA1616 has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.05:1.