Palettes / Colors / #FD355D
#FD355D — Vivid Red
#FD355D 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 #FD355D 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.
#FD355D 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 #35FDD5; it also sits naturally between #FD35C1 and #FD7135. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FD355D |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 53, 93 |
| HSL | 348°, 98%, 60% |
| HSV | 348°, 79%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 79%, 63%, 1% |
| XYZ | 43.76, 24.22, 12.72 |
| Yxy | 24.22, 0.5422, 0.3001 |
| CIE-Lab | 56.31, 74.41, 26.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 49.21, 76.41, 17.07 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 21% · Blue 36%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 63% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FD355D
.text { color: #FD355D; }
.background { background-color: #FD355D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD355D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 53, 93); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 98%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD355D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 53, 93, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD355D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 53, 93, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FD355D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD355D">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FD355D
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #35FDD5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.59:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.84:1 AA |
Best text color on #FD355D: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FD355D
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FD355D: ·
How #FD355D 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 #FD355D rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FD355D?
#FD355D is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 53, 93). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FD355D?
#FD355D is RGB 253, 53, 93 — HSL 348°, 98%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 79%, 63%, 1%.
What colors go with #FD355D?
Its complement is #35FDD5; analogous partners are #FD35C1 and #FD7135. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FD355D for text?
Black text on #FD355D has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.59:1.