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#FC684F — Vivid Red

#FC684F is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tomato (#FF6347) — not an exact match. CSS tomato gives you #FF6347, a different color; use #FC684F 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.

#FC684F 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 #4FE2FC; it also sits naturally between #FC4F8C and #FCC04F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FC684F · RGB 252, 104, 79

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Color values

HEX#FC684F
RGB252, 104, 79
HSL9°, 97%, 65%
HSV9°, 69%, 99%
CMYK0%, 59%, 69%, 1%
XYZ46.51, 31.16, 10.96
Yxy31.16, 0.5247, 0.3516
CIE-Lab62.64, 55.02, 42.55
Hunter Lab55.82, 54.86, 25.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 41% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 69% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FC684F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FC684F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FC684F

.text { color: #FC684F; }
.background { background-color: #FC684F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC684F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 104, 79); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 97%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC684F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 104, 79, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC684F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 104, 79, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC684F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC684F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FC684F

#FC4F31#FB3613#EC2604#CE2203#B01D03#8D1702#6F1202#500D01#320801#140300

Tints of #FC684F

#FD765E#FD836D#FD907C#FD9D8B#FEAEA0#FEBAAF#FEC7BE#FED4CD#FEE1DC#FFEEEB

Tones of #FC684F

#F0725C#E37B68#D78375#CB8C80#BF948D#B29D99

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4FE2FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.90:1 Fails
Against black text7.23:1 AAA

Best text color on #FC684F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC684F

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FC684F: ·

How #FC684F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #BCBB55Deuteranopia · #C5D057Tritanopia · #F55A5B

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:

Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5EMaterial Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FC684F rather than the exact color:

Palette A62671
#A62671 · #DB466B · #F96C48 · #F5D773
Palette Ffaf45
#FFAF45 · #FB6D48 · #D74B76 · #673F69
Palette Ff714b
#FF714B · #C71E64 · #4D2D8C · #F2F2F2
Velvet Ruby Breeze
#8A1F1A · #F6331A · #F76C58 · #EFD9BD
Palette 62109f
#62109F · #DC0E0E · #FE6244 · #FFDEB9
Palette 7149c6
#7149C6 · #FC2947 · #FE6244 · #FFDEB9

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F96C48#FB6D48#FF714B#F76C58#FE6244#F96E5B#F9594D#EF6C57#F55C47#F16344#FF653F#FF7444

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FC684E  ·  #FC6850 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC684F?

#FC684F is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 104, 79). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC684F?

#FC684F is RGB 252, 104, 79 — HSL 9°, 97%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 69%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC684F?

Its complement is #4FE2FC; analogous partners are #FC4F8C and #FCC04F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC684F for text?

Black text on #FC684F has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.90:1.