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#FB464F — Vivid Red

#FB464F 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 #FB464F 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.

#FB464F 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 #46FBF2; it also sits naturally between #FB46AA and #FB9846. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FB464F · RGB 251, 70, 79

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Color values

HEX#FB464F
RGB251, 70, 79
HSL357°, 96%, 63%
HSV357°, 72%, 98%
CMYK0%, 72%, 69%, 2%
XYZ43.39, 25.45, 10.02
Yxy25.45, 0.5501, 0.3228
CIE-Lab57.52, 68.10, 36.44
Hunter Lab50.45, 68.98, 21.59

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 27% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 69% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FB464F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FB464F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FB464F

.text { color: #FB464F; }
.background { background-color: #FB464F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FB464F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 70, 79); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 96%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FB464F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 70, 79, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FB464F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 70, 79, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FB464F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FB464F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FB464F

#FB2833#FA0A16#E10510#C3040E#AA030C#8C030A#6E0208#500206#320103#140001

Tints of #FB464F

#FC555D#FC6970#FC787F#FD878D#FD9BA0#FDAAAE#FEB9BC#FEC8CB#FEDCDE#FFEBEC

Tones of #FB464F

#EE535B#E26066#D56D72#C77A7E#BA878A#AE9395

Color harmonies

Complementary — #46FBF2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.45:1 AA large only
Against black text6.09:1 AA

Best text color on #FB464F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FB464F

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 #FB464F: ·

How #FB464F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ADAB4DDeuteranopia · #B7C54CTritanopia · #F24B4B

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 red 500 · #EF4444Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5EMaterial Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FB464F rather than the exact color:

Palette F3feb8
#F3FEB8 · #FFDE4D · #FFB22C · #FF4C4C
Palette Ffd41d
#FFD41D · #FFA240 · #D73535 · #FF4646
Palette Fa4659
#FA4659 · #FEFFE4 · #A3DE83 · #2EB872
Palette Fcf596
#FCF596 · #FBD288 · #FF9C73 · #FF4545
Tender Bloom
#25250B · #4CF9F2 · #F94E56 · #9347FA
Wild Zephyr
#0C0B29 · #1EFA76 · #FB49DF · #FF4444

Similar colors

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

#FF4C4C#FF4646#FA4659#FF4545#F94E56#FF4444#FF5151#FC445C#FA5451#FB4141#F0504E#F95454

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FB464E  ·  #FB4650 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FB464F?

#FB464F is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 70, 79). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FB464F?

#FB464F is RGB 251, 70, 79 — HSL 357°, 96%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 72%, 69%, 2%.

What colors go with #FB464F?

Its complement is #46FBF2; analogous partners are #FB46AA and #FB9846. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FB464F for text?

Black text on #FB464F has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.45:1.