Palettes / Colors / #FD3916

#FD3916 — Vivid Red

#FD3916 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 #FD3916 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.

#FD3916 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 #17DAFD; it also sits naturally between #FD1767 and #FDAC17. 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 22% · Blue 9%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 91% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FD3916

.text { color: #FD3916; }
.background { background-color: #FD3916; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD3916; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 57, 22); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 98%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD3916; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 57, 22, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD3916; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 57, 22, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FD3916">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD3916">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #17DAFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FD3916: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FD3916

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:

How #FD3916 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 #FD3916 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

← #FD3915  ·  #FD3917 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FD3916?

#FD3916 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 57, 22). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FD3916?

#FD3916 is RGB 253, 57, 22 — HSL 9°, 98%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 91%, 1%.

What colors go with #FD3916?

Its complement is #17DAFD; analogous partners are #FD1767 and #FDAC17. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FD3916 for text?

Black text on #FD3916 has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.64:1.