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#FD4E32 — Vivid Red

#FD4E32 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 #FD4E32 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.

#FD4E32 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 #30E2FD; it also sits naturally between #FD307B and #FDB230. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FD4E32 · RGB 253, 78, 50

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Color values

HEX#FD4E32
RGB253, 78, 50
HSL8°, 98%, 59%
HSV8°, 80%, 99%
CMYK0%, 69%, 80%, 1%
XYZ43.81, 26.56, 5.84
Yxy26.56, 0.5749, 0.3486
CIE-Lab58.57, 64.82, 53.16
Hunter Lab51.54, 65.31, 27.58

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 31% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 80% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FD4E32 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FD4E32 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FD4E32

.text { color: #FD4E32; }
.background { background-color: #FD4E32; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD4E32; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 78, 50); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 98%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD4E32; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 78, 50, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD4E32; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 78, 50, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FD4E32">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD4E32">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FD4E32

#FD3517#F22202#D91F02#BB1B02#A21702#831301#6A0F01#4C0B01#320701#140300

Tints of #FD4E32

#FD5D44#FD6A53#FD7C68#FE8D7C#FE9F90#FEAC9F#FEBDB3#FECFC7#FFDCD7#FFEDEB

Tones of #FD4E32

#EE563F#E0614D#D16C5C#C2766B#B48179#A58C88

Color harmonies

Complementary — #30E2FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.33:1 AA large only
Against black text6.31:1 AA

Best text color on #FD4E32: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FD4E32

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FD4E32: ·

How #FD4E32 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #B1B039Deuteranopia · #BBC93ATritanopia · #F43E3F

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:

Material Red 500 · #F44336Material Deep Orange 500 · #FF5722Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FD4E32 rather than the exact color:

Palette 5bd1d7
#5BD1D7 · #348498 · #004D61 · #FF502F
Palette Ebefd0
#EBEFD0 · #32DBC6 · #49BEB7 · #FF502F
Silent Meadow
#0D2819 · #FE4F2A · #F947EC · #4F46FF
Palette 511845
#511845 · #900C3F · #C70039 · #FF5733
Palette 900c3f
#900C3F · #C70039 · #FF5733 · #FFC300
Palette Fef3e2
#FEF3E2 · #FAB12F · #FA812F · #FA4032

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FF502F#FE4F2A#FF5733#FA4032#F64130#FF3F33#FF3E2D#FD413D#F73F2B#FF5722#FB403E#EF4339

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FD4E31  ·  #FD4E33 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FD4E32?

#FD4E32 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 78, 50). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FD4E32?

#FD4E32 is RGB 253, 78, 50 — HSL 8°, 98%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 80%, 1%.

What colors go with #FD4E32?

Its complement is #30E2FD; analogous partners are #FD307B and #FDB230. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FD4E32 for text?

Black text on #FD4E32 has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.33:1.