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#FA334D — Vivid Red

#FA334D 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 #FA334D 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.

#FA334D 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 #33FADF; it also sits naturally between #FA33B1 and #FA7C33. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FA334D · RGB 250, 51, 77

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Color values

HEX#FA334D
RGB250, 51, 77
HSL352°, 95%, 59%
HSV352°, 80%, 98%
CMYK0%, 80%, 69%, 2%
XYZ41.95, 23.23, 9.29
Yxy23.23, 0.5633, 0.3119
CIE-Lab55.31, 73.33, 34.88
Hunter Lab48.19, 74.77, 20.44

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 20% · Blue 30%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 69% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FA334D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FA334D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FA334D

.text { color: #FA334D; }
.background { background-color: #FA334D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA334D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 51, 77); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 95%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA334D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 51, 77, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA334D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 51, 77, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA334D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA334D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA334D

#F91A38#EF0625#D60521#B8051D#9F0419#810314#680310#4B020C#320108#140103

Tints of #FA334D

#FA475F#FB566C#FB6A7D#FC7E8F#FC92A0#FDA1AD#FDB4BE#FEC8CF#FED7DC#FEEBEE

Tones of #FA334D

#EB4258#DE4F62#CF5E6D#C16C77#B37A82#A5888C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #33FADF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.72:1 AA large only
Against black text5.65:1 AA

Best text color on #FA334D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA334D

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 #FA334D: ·

How #FA334D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A4A247Deuteranopia · #AFBE45Tritanopia · #F04241

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:

Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind red 500 · #EF4444Material Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FA334D rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Dusk
#082028 · #F856F0 · #FA3552 · #FA2635
Palette F63049
#F63049 · #D02752 · #8A244B · #111F35
Cosmic Saffron
#0D1721 · #FA2F47 · #FF33CD · #EAFD43
Modern Ruby Whisper
#1F0C3A · #FA3745 · #FAB522 · #F77A27
Palette 7149c6
#7149C6 · #FC2947 · #FE6244 · #FFDEB9
Palette 384259
#384259 · #F73859 · #7AC7C4 · #C4EDDE

Similar colors

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

#FA3552#F63049#FA2F47#FA3745#FC2947#F73859#FB3640#FC373F#F8393F#F72C5B#EB3447#EB3357

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FA334C  ·  #FA334E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA334D?

#FA334D is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 51, 77). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA334D?

#FA334D is RGB 250, 51, 77 — HSL 352°, 95%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 80%, 69%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA334D?

Its complement is #33FADF; analogous partners are #FA33B1 and #FA7C33. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA334D for text?

Black text on #FA334D has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.72:1.