Palettes / Colors / #FB0909

#FB0909 — Vivid Red

#FB0909 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Red (#FF0000). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: red (#FF0000) — not an exact match. CSS red gives you #FF0000, a different color; use #FB0909 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.

#FB0909 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 #09FBFB; it also sits naturally between #FB0982 and #FB8209. 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 4% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 96% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FB0909

.text { color: #FB0909; }
.background { background-color: #FB0909; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FB0909; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 9, 9); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 97%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FB0909; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 9, 9, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FB0909; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 9, 9, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FB0909">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FB0909">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FB0909

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Tones of #FB0909

Color harmonies

Complementary — #09FBFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FB0909: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FB0909

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 #FB0909 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 #FB0909 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

← #FB0908  ·  #FB090A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FB0909?

#FB0909 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 9, 9). Its closest standard named color is Red.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FB0909?

#FB0909 is RGB 251, 9, 9 — HSL 0°, 97%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 96%, 96%, 2%.

What colors go with #FB0909?

Its complement is #09FBFB; analogous partners are #FB0982 and #FB8209. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FB0909 for text?

Black text on #FB0909 has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.08:1.