Palettes / Colors / #FA382E

#FA382E — Vivid Red

#FA382E 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 #FA382E 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.

#FA382E 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 #2EEFFA; it also sits naturally between #FA2E8A and #FA9E2E. 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 22% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 82% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA382E

.text { color: #FA382E; }
.background { background-color: #FA382E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA382E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 56, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 95%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA382E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 56, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA382E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 56, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA382E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA382E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EEFFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA382E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA382E

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:

How #FA382E 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 #FA382E 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

← #FA382D  ·  #FA382F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA382E?

#FA382E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 56, 46). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA382E?

#FA382E is RGB 250, 56, 46 — HSL 3°, 95%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 82%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA382E?

Its complement is #2EEFFA; analogous partners are #FA2E8A and #FA9E2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA382E for text?

Black text on #FA382E has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.70:1.