Palettes / Colors / #FC545D

#FC545D — Light Vivid Red

#FC545D is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the red family.

#FC545D 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 #54FCF4; it also sits naturally between #FC54B1 and #FCA054. 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 33% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 63% · Key 1%

Previews

CSS code for #FC545D

.text { color: #FC545D; }
.background { background-color: #FC545D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC545D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 84, 93); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 97%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC545D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 84, 93, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC545D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 84, 93, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC545D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC545D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FC545D

Tints of #FC545D

Tones of #FC545D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #54FCF4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FC545D: #000000.

How #FC545D 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 #FC545D or a close neighbour

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 #FC545D?

#FC545D is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 84, 93). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC545D?

#FC545D is RGB 252, 84, 93 — HSL 357°, 97%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 67%, 63%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC545D?

Its complement is #54FCF4; analogous partners are #FC54B1 and #FCA054. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC545D for text?

Black text on #FC545D has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.20:1.