Palettes / Colors / #FA320C
#FA320C — Vivid Red
#FA320C is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color OrangeRed (#FF4500). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: orangered (#FF4500) — not an exact match. CSS orangered gives you #FF4500, a different color; use #FA320C 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.
#FA320C 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 #0AD2FA; it also sits naturally between #FA0A5A and #FAAA0A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FA320C |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 50, 12 |
| HSL | 10°, 96%, 51% |
| HSV | 10°, 95%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 80%, 95%, 2% |
| XYZ | 40.63, 22.63, 2.57 |
| Yxy | 22.63, 0.6171, 0.3438 |
| CIE-Lab | 54.69, 71.95, 64.48 |
| Hunter Lab | 47.57, 72.88, 28.56 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 20% · Blue 5%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 95% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FA320C
.text { color: #FA320C; }
.background { background-color: #FA320C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA320C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 50, 12); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 96%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA320C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 50, 12, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA320C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 50, 12, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FA320C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA320C">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #0AD2FA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.80:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.53:1 AA |
Best text color on #FA320C: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA320C
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FA320C: ·
How #FA320C 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 #FA320C rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FA320C?
#FA320C is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 50, 12). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FA320C?
#FA320C is RGB 250, 50, 12 — HSL 10°, 96%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 80%, 95%, 2%.
What colors go with #FA320C?
Its complement is #0AD2FA; analogous partners are #FA0A5A and #FAAA0A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FA320C for text?
Black text on #FA320C has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.80:1.