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#FA424B — Vivid Red

#FA424B is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tomato (#FF6347) — not an exact match. CSS tomato gives you #FF6347, a different color; use #FA424B 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.

#FA424B 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 #42FAF1; it also sits naturally between #FA42A7 and #FA9542. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FA424B · RGB 250, 66, 75

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Color values

HEX#FA424B
RGB250, 66, 75
HSL357°, 95%, 62%
HSV357°, 74%, 98%
CMYK0%, 74%, 70%, 2%
XYZ42.64, 24.73, 9.18
Yxy24.73, 0.5570, 0.3230
CIE-Lab56.81, 68.93, 37.83
Hunter Lab49.73, 69.79, 21.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 26% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 70% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FA424B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FA424B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FA424B

.text { color: #FA424B; }
.background { background-color: #FA424B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA424B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 66, 75); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 95%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA424B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 66, 75, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA424B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 66, 75, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA424B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA424B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA424B

#F9242F#F90612#E00611#C2050E#A4040C#86030A#680308#500206#320104#140101

Tints of #FA424B

#FB5159#FB656C#FB747B#FC888D#FC979C#FDA5AA#FDB9BD#FEC8CB#FEDCDE#FEEBEC

Tones of #FA424B

#ED5057#E05C63#D26A6F#C6767A#B88487#AC9192

Color harmonies

Complementary — #42FAF1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.53:1 AA large only
Against black text5.95:1 AA

Best text color on #FA424B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA424B

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 #FA424B: ·

How #FA424B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #AAA949Deuteranopia · #B5C348Tritanopia · #F14747

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 red 500 · #EF4444Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5EMaterial Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FA424B rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffd41d
#FFD41D · #FFA240 · #D73535 · #FF4646
Palette Fcf596
#FCF596 · #FBD288 · #FF9C73 · #FF4545
Wild Zephyr
#0C0B29 · #1EFA76 · #FB49DF · #FF4444
Palette 78c841
#78C841 · #B4E50D · #FF9B2F · #FB4141
Palette 5cb338
#5CB338 · #ECE852 · #FFC145 · #FB4141
Palette F3feb8
#F3FEB8 · #FFDE4D · #FFB22C · #FF4C4C

Similar colors

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

#FF4646#FF4545#FF4444#FB4141#FF4C4C#FA3745#FB403E#FD413D#FA4659#FA3552#F8393F#EF4040

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FA424A  ·  #FA424C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA424B?

#FA424B is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 66, 75). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA424B?

#FA424B is RGB 250, 66, 75 — HSL 357°, 95%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 70%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA424B?

Its complement is #42FAF1; analogous partners are #FA42A7 and #FA9542. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA424B for text?

Black text on #FA424B has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.53:1.