Palettes / Colors / #FA4526
#FA4526 — Vivid Red
#FA4526 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 #FA4526 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.
#FA4526 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 #24D9F9; it also sits naturally between #F9246F and #F9AF24. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FA4526 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 69, 38 |
| HSL | 9°, 95%, 56% |
| HSV | 9°, 85%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 72%, 85%, 2% |
| XYZ | 41.90, 24.72, 4.40 |
| Yxy | 24.72, 0.5900, 0.3481 |
| CIE-Lab | 56.80, 66.74, 56.91 |
| Hunter Lab | 49.72, 67.13, 27.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 27% · Blue 15%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 85% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FA4526
.text { color: #FA4526; }
.background { background-color: #FA4526; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA4526; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 69, 38); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 95%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA4526; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 69, 38, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA4526; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 69, 38, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FA4526">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA4526">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #24D9F9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.53:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.94:1 AA |
Best text color on #FA4526: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA4526
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 #FA4526: ·
How #FA4526 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 #FA4526 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 #FA4526?
#FA4526 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 69, 38). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FA4526?
#FA4526 is RGB 250, 69, 38 — HSL 9°, 95%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 72%, 85%, 2%.
What colors go with #FA4526?
Its complement is #24D9F9; analogous partners are #F9246F and #F9AF24. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FA4526 for text?
Black text on #FA4526 has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.53:1.