Palettes / Colors / #FA360B
#FA360B — Vivid Red
#FA360B 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 #FA360B 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.
#FA360B 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 #0ACEFA; it also sits naturally between #FA0A56 and #FAAE0A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FA360B |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 54, 11 |
| HSL | 11°, 96%, 51% |
| HSV | 11°, 96%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 78%, 96%, 2% |
| XYZ | 40.80, 22.99, 2.60 |
| Yxy | 22.99, 0.6146, 0.3462 |
| CIE-Lab | 55.06, 70.90, 64.90 |
| Hunter Lab | 47.94, 71.70, 28.80 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 21% · Blue 4%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 96% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FA360B
.text { color: #FA360B; }
.background { background-color: #FA360B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA360B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 54, 11); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 96%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA360B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 54, 11, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA360B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 54, 11, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FA360B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA360B">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #0ACEFA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.75:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.60:1 AA |
Best text color on #FA360B: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA360B
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 #FA360B: ·
How #FA360B 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 #FA360B 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 #FA360B?
#FA360B is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 54, 11). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FA360B?
#FA360B is RGB 250, 54, 11 — HSL 11°, 96%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 96%, 2%.
What colors go with #FA360B?
Its complement is #0ACEFA; analogous partners are #FA0A56 and #FAAE0A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FA360B for text?
Black text on #FA360B has a contrast ratio of 5.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.75:1.