Palettes / Colors / #FD451E

#FD451E — Vivid Red

#FD451E 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 #FD451E 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.

#FD451E 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 #1CD7FD; it also sits naturally between #FD1C67 and #FDB21C. 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 27% · Blue 12%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 88% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FD451E

.text { color: #FD451E; }
.background { background-color: #FD451E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD451E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 69, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 98%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD451E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 69, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD451E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 69, 30, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FD451E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD451E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1CD7FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FD451E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FD451E

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 #FD451E 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 #FD451E 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

← #FD451D  ·  #FD451F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FD451E?

#FD451E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 69, 30). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FD451E?

#FD451E is RGB 253, 69, 30 — HSL 10°, 98%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 73%, 88%, 1%.

What colors go with #FD451E?

Its complement is #1CD7FD; analogous partners are #FD1C67 and #FDB21C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FD451E for text?

Black text on #FD451E has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.47:1.