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#FA322E — Vivid Red

#FA322E 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 #FA322E 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.

#FA322E 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 #2EF6FA; it also sits naturally between #FA2E91 and #FA972E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FA322E · RGB 250, 50, 46

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Color values

HEX#FA322E
RGB250, 50, 46
HSL1°, 95%, 58%
HSV1°, 82%, 98%
CMYK0%, 80%, 82%, 2%
XYZ41.06, 22.80, 4.82
Yxy22.80, 0.5978, 0.3320
CIE-Lab54.87, 72.50, 51.43
Hunter Lab47.75, 73.61, 25.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 20% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 82% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FA322E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FA322E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FA322E

.text { color: #FA322E; }
.background { background-color: #FA322E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA322E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 50, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 95%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA322E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 50, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA322E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 50, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA322E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA322E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA322E

#F91915#EA0A06#D10905#B30705#9A0604#810503#630403#4B0302#2D0201#140101

Tints of #FA322E

#FA4542#FB5956#FB6765#FC7B79#FC8E8D#FDA2A1#FDB6B4#FDC4C3#FED8D7#FEEBEB

Tones of #FA322E

#EB403D#DD4D4B#CE5C5A#C06968#B17877#A38585

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EF6FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.78:1 AA large only
Against black text5.56:1 AA

Best text color on #FA322E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA322E

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FA322E: ·

How #FA322E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #A3A22FDeuteranopia · #AFBE2FTritanopia · #F03030

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:

Material Red 500 · #F44336Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Tailwind red 600 · #DC2626

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FA322E rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Ruby Breeze
#071A1E · #8FFE4E · #F8DD45 · #FD3236
Gentle Ruby Saffron
#2B0C2D · #CCFB51 · #F92B29 · #73FB43
Palette 16c47f
#16C47F · #FFD65A · #FF9D23 · #F93827
Rustic Ruby Tempest
#25310E · #FC3139 · #FE4A7D · #1CEAF6
Palette Ffedce
#FFEDCE · #FFC193 · #FF8383 · #FF3737
Palette Ebeaff
#EBEAFF · #9694FF · #3D3BF3 · #FF2929

Similar colors

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

#FD3236#F92B29#F93827#FC3139#FF3737#FF2929#FF3838#FF3E2D#F73F2B#FA2635#FB3D25#FA4032

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FA322D  ·  #FA322F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA322E?

#FA322E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 50, 46). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA322E?

#FA322E is RGB 250, 50, 46 — HSL 1°, 95%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 80%, 82%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA322E?

Its complement is #2EF6FA; analogous partners are #FA2E91 and #FA972E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA322E for text?

Black text on #FA322E has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.78:1.