Palettes / Colors / #FC211F

#FC211F — Vivid Red

#FC211F is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #FC211F 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.

#FC211F 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 #1DF8FC; it also sits naturally between #FC1D89 and #FC901D. 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 13% · Blue 12%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 88% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FC211F

.text { color: #FC211F; }
.background { background-color: #FC211F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC211F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 33, 31); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 97%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC211F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 33, 31, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC211F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 33, 31, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC211F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC211F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FC211F

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1DF8FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FC211F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC211F

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 #FC211F 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 #FC211F 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

← #FC211E  ·  #FC2120 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC211F?

#FC211F is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 33, 31). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC211F?

#FC211F is RGB 252, 33, 31 — HSL 1°, 97%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 87%, 88%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC211F?

Its complement is #1DF8FC; analogous partners are #FC1D89 and #FC901D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC211F for text?

Black text on #FC211F has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.91:1.