Palettes / Colors / #FA1710

#FA1710 — Vivid Red

#FA1710 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Red (#FF0000). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: red (#FF0000) — not an exact match. CSS red gives you #FF0000, a different color; use #FA1710 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.

#FA1710 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 #0FF2FA; it also sits naturally between #FA0F7D and #FA8C0F. 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 6%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 94% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA1710

.text { color: #FA1710; }
.background { background-color: #FA1710; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA1710; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 23, 16); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 96%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA1710; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 23, 16, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA1710; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 23, 16, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA1710">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA1710">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0FF2FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA1710: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA1710

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 #FA1710 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 #FA1710 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

← #FA170F  ·  #FA1711 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA1710?

#FA1710 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 23, 16). Its closest standard named color is Red.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA1710?

#FA1710 is RGB 250, 23, 16 — HSL 2°, 96%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 91%, 94%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA1710?

Its complement is #0FF2FA; analogous partners are #FA0F7D and #FA8C0F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA1710 for text?

Black text on #FA1710 has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.04:1.