Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #FA476E

#FA476E — Vivid Red

#FA476E 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 #FA476E 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.

#FA476E 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 #47FAD3; it also sits naturally between #FA47C7 and #FA7A47. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FA476E · RGB 250, 71, 110

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#FA476E
RGB250, 71, 110
HSL347°, 95%, 63%
HSV347°, 72%, 98%
CMYK0%, 72%, 56%, 2%
XYZ44.49, 25.96, 17.42
Yxy25.96, 0.5064, 0.2954
CIE-Lab58.00, 69.28, 19.01
Hunter Lab50.95, 70.55, 13.11

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 28% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 56% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FA476E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FA476E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FA476E

.text { color: #FA476E; }
.background { background-color: #FA476E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA476E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 71, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 95%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA476E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 71, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA476E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 71, 110, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA476E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA476E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA476E

#FA2956#F90B3F#E00635#C2052E#A90428#8B0421#6D031A#500213#32010C#140105

Tints of #FA476E

#FB567A#FB6A89#FC7995#FC88A1#FC9CB1#FDAABC#FDB9C8#FEC8D4#FEDCE4#FEEBEF

Tones of #FA476E

#ED5475#E1607C#D46E84#C77A8B#BA8792#AE9399

Color harmonies

Complementary — #47FAD3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.39:1 AA large only
Against black text6.19:1 AA

Best text color on #FA476E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA476E

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 #FA476E: ·

How #FA476E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ACAB65Deuteranopia · #B7C462Tritanopia · #F15D5B

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 · #EF4444Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FA476E rather than the exact color:

Velvet Terrace
#152E0F · #FB4EBD · #FC4668 · #3368FC
Electric Ruby Monsoon
#263215 · #52FCA3 · #F73F2B · #FE4669
Palette 00b8a9
#00B8A9 · #F8F3D4 · #F6416C · #FFDE7D
Palette 004182
#004182 · #118DF0 · #FBFFA3 · #FF4B68
Palette C5f0a4
#C5F0A4 · #35B0AB · #226B80 · #F34573
Modern Ruby Twilight
#091621 · #FBC42D · #F84C64 · #F99A3F

Similar colors

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

#FC4668#FE4669#F6416C#FF4B68#F34573#F84C64#F75270#FA4C7A#FF467A#FD3A69#FC477D#EE4266

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FA476D  ·  #FA476F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA476E?

#FA476E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 71, 110). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA476E?

#FA476E is RGB 250, 71, 110 — HSL 347°, 95%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 72%, 56%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA476E?

Its complement is #47FAD3; analogous partners are #FA47C7 and #FA7A47. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA476E for text?

Black text on #FA476E has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.39:1.