Palettes / Colors / #FA2E43

#FA2E43 — Vivid Red

#FA2E43 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#FA2E43 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 #2EFAE5; it also sits naturally between #FA2EA8 and #FA802E. 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 18% · Blue 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 73% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA2E43

.text { color: #FA2E43; }
.background { background-color: #FA2E43; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA2E43; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 46, 67); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 95%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA2E43; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 46, 67, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA2E43; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 46, 67, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA2E43">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA2E43">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA2E43

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EFAE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA2E43: #000000.

How #FA2E43 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 #FA2E43 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA2E43?

#FA2E43 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 46, 67). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA2E43?

#FA2E43 is RGB 250, 46, 67 — HSL 354°, 95%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 82%, 73%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA2E43?

Its complement is #2EFAE5; analogous partners are #FA2EA8 and #FA802E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA2E43 for text?

Black text on #FA2E43 has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.79:1.