Palettes / Colors / #FC030C

#FC030C — Vivid Red

#FC030C 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 #FC030C 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.

#FC030C 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.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 1% · Blue 5%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 95% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FC030C

.text { color: #FC030C; }
.background { background-color: #FC030C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC030C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 3, 12); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 98%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC030C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 3, 12, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC030C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 3, 12, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC030C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC030C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FC030C

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Tones of #FC030C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #03FCF4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FC030C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC030C

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 #FC030C 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 #FC030C 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

← #FC030B  ·  #FC030D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC030C?

#FC030C is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 3, 12). Its closest standard named color is Red.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC030C?

#FC030C is RGB 252, 3, 12 — HSL 358°, 98%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 95%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC030C?

Its complement is #03FCF4; analogous partners are #FC0388 and #FC7703. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC030C for text?

Black text on #FC030C has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.07:1.