Palettes / Colors / #FC331C

#FC331C — Vivid Red

#FC331C is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color OrangeRed (#FF4500). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orangered (#FF4500) — not an exact match. CSS orangered gives you #FF4500, a different color; use #FC331C 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.

#FC331C 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 #1DE5FC; it also sits naturally between #FC1D76 and #FCA31D. 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 20% · Blue 11%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 89% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FC331C

.text { color: #FC331C; }
.background { background-color: #FC331C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC331C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 51, 28); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 97%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC331C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 51, 28, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC331C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 51, 28, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC331C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC331C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FC331C

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1DE5FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FC331C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC331C

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 #FC331C 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 #FC331C 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

← #FC331B  ·  #FC331D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC331C?

#FC331C is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 51, 28). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC331C?

#FC331C is RGB 252, 51, 28 — HSL 6°, 97%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 80%, 89%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC331C?

Its complement is #1DE5FC; analogous partners are #FC1D76 and #FCA31D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC331C for text?

Black text on #FC331C has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.73:1.