Palettes / Colors / #FD303E

#FD303E — Vivid Red

#FD303E is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#FD303E 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 #30FDEF; it also sits naturally between #FD30A4 and #FD8930. 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 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 75% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FD303E

.text { color: #FD303E; }
.background { background-color: #FD303E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD303E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 48, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 98%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD303E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 48, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD303E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 48, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FD303E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD303E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FD303E

Tints of #FD303E

Tones of #FD303E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #30FDEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FD303E: #000000.

How #FD303E 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 #FD303E 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 #FD303E?

#FD303E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 48, 62). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FD303E?

#FD303E is RGB 253, 48, 62 — HSL 356°, 98%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 81%, 75%, 1%.

What colors go with #FD303E?

Its complement is #30FDEF; analogous partners are #FD30A4 and #FD8930. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FD303E for text?

Black text on #FD303E has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.70:1.