Palettes / Colors / #FC3131

#FC3131 — Vivid Red

#FC3131 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#FC3131 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 #31FCFC; it also sits naturally between #FC3196 and #FC9631. 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 19% · Blue 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 81% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FC3131

.text { color: #FC3131; }
.background { background-color: #FC3131; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC3131; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 49, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 97%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC3131; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 49, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC3131; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 49, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC3131">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC3131">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FC3131

Tints of #FC3131

Tones of #FC3131

Color harmonies

Complementary — #31FCFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FC3131: #000000.

How #FC3131 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 #FC3131 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 #FC3131?

#FC3131 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 49, 49). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC3131?

#FC3131 is RGB 252, 49, 49 — HSL 0°, 97%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 81%, 81%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC3131?

Its complement is #31FCFC; analogous partners are #FC3196 and #FC9631. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC3131 for text?

Black text on #FC3131 has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.73:1.