Palettes / Colors / #FC030A
#FC030A — Vivid Red
#FC030A 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 #FC030A 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.
#FC030A 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 #03FCF4; it also sits naturally between #FC0388 and #FC7703. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FC030A |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 3, 10 |
| HSL | 358°, 98%, 50% |
| HSV | 358°, 99%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 99%, 96%, 1% |
| XYZ | 40.23, 20.78, 2.18 |
| Yxy | 20.78, 0.6367, 0.3289 |
| CIE-Lab | 52.71, 79.25, 64.17 |
| Hunter Lab | 45.59, 81.46, 27.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 1% · Blue 4%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 96% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FC030A
.text { color: #FC030A; }
.background { background-color: #FC030A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC030A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 3, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 98%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC030A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 3, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC030A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 3, 10, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FC030A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC030A">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FC030A
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #03FCF4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.07:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.16:1 AA |
Best text color on #FC030A: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC030A
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 #FC030A: ·
How #FC030A 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 #FC030A 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 #FC030A?
#FC030A is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 3, 10). Its closest standard named color is Red.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FC030A?
#FC030A is RGB 252, 3, 10 — HSL 358°, 98%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 96%, 1%.
What colors go with #FC030A?
Its complement is #03FCF4; analogous partners are #FC0388 and #FC7703. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FC030A for text?
Black text on #FC030A has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.07:1.