Palettes / Colors / #FA615B
#FA615B — Light Vivid Red
#FA615B is a red color we call Light 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 #FA615B 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.
#FA615B 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 #5CF5FA; it also sits naturally between #FA5CA6 and #FAB05C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FA615B |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 97, 91 |
| HSL | 2°, 94%, 67% |
| HSV | 2°, 64%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 61%, 64%, 2% |
| XYZ | 45.59, 29.63, 13.21 |
| Yxy | 29.63, 0.5155, 0.3351 |
| CIE-Lab | 61.33, 58.06, 34.31 |
| Hunter Lab | 54.43, 58.05, 21.54 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 38% · Blue 36%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 64% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FA615B
.text { color: #FA615B; }
.background { background-color: #FA615B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA615B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 97, 91); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 94%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA615B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 97, 91, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA615B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 97, 91, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FA615B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA615B">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #5CF5FA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.03:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.93:1 AA |
Best text color on #FA615B: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA615B
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 #FA615B: ·
How #FA615B 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 #FA615B 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 #FA615B?
#FA615B is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 97, 91). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FA615B?
#FA615B is RGB 250, 97, 91 — HSL 2°, 94%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 64%, 2%.
What colors go with #FA615B?
Its complement is #5CF5FA; analogous partners are #FA5CA6 and #FAB05C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FA615B for text?
Black text on #FA615B has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.03:1.