Palettes / Colors / #FD3912
#FD3912 — Vivid Red
#FD3912 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 #FD3912 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.
#FD3912 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 #12D5FD; it also sits naturally between #FD1260 and #FDAE12. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FD3912 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 57, 18 |
| HSL | 10°, 98%, 53% |
| HSV | 10°, 93%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 77%, 93%, 1% |
| XYZ | 42.08, 23.85, 2.96 |
| Yxy | 23.85, 0.6108, 0.3462 |
| CIE-Lab | 55.94, 70.99, 63.91 |
| Hunter Lab | 48.84, 72.07, 29.01 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 22% · Blue 7%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 93% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FD3912
.text { color: #FD3912; }
.background { background-color: #FD3912; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD3912; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 57, 18); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 98%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD3912; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 57, 18, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD3912; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 57, 18, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FD3912">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD3912">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FD3912
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Tones of #FD3912
Color harmonies
Complementary — #12D5FD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.64:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.77:1 AA |
Best text color on #FD3912: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FD3912
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 #FD3912: ·
How #FD3912 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 #FD3912 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 #FD3912?
#FD3912 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 57, 18). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FD3912?
#FD3912 is RGB 253, 57, 18 — HSL 10°, 98%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 93%, 1%.
What colors go with #FD3912?
Its complement is #12D5FD; analogous partners are #FD1260 and #FDAE12. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FD3912 for text?
Black text on #FD3912 has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.64:1.