Palettes / Colors / #FB2D37

#FB2D37 — Vivid Red

#FB2D37 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#FB2D37 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 #2DFBF0; it also sits naturally between #FB2D9E and #FB8A2D. 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 18% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 78% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FB2D37

.text { color: #FB2D37; }
.background { background-color: #FB2D37; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FB2D37; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 45, 55); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 96%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FB2D37; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 45, 55, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FB2D37; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 45, 55, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FB2D37">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FB2D37">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FB2D37

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2DFBF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FB2D37: #000000.

How #FB2D37 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 #FB2D37 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FB2D37?

#FB2D37 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 45, 55). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FB2D37?

#FB2D37 is RGB 251, 45, 55 — HSL 357°, 96%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 82%, 78%, 2%.

What colors go with #FB2D37?

Its complement is #2DFBF0; analogous partners are #FB2D9E and #FB8A2D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FB2D37 for text?

Black text on #FB2D37 has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.80:1.