Palettes / Colors / #FD4E33
#FD4E33 — Vivid Red
#FD4E33 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 #FD4E33 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.
#FD4E33 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 #35E2FD; it also sits naturally between #FD357E and #FDB435. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FD4E33 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 78, 51 |
| HSL | 8°, 98%, 60% |
| HSV | 8°, 80%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 69%, 80%, 1% |
| XYZ | 43.83, 26.57, 5.95 |
| Yxy | 26.57, 0.5741, 0.3480 |
| CIE-Lab | 58.57, 64.85, 52.68 |
| Hunter Lab | 51.55, 65.35, 27.45 |
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
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CSS code for #FD4E33
.text { color: #FD4E33; }
.background { background-color: #FD4E33; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD4E33; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 78, 51); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 98%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD4E33; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 78, 51, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD4E33; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 78, 51, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FD4E33">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD4E33">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FD4E33
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Tones of #FD4E33
Color harmonies
Complementary — #35E2FD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.33:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.31:1 AA |
Best text color on #FD4E33: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FD4E33
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 #FD4E33: ·
How #FD4E33 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 #FD4E33 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 #FD4E33?
#FD4E33 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 78, 51). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FD4E33?
#FD4E33 is RGB 253, 78, 51 — HSL 8°, 98%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 80%, 1%.
What colors go with #FD4E33?
Its complement is #35E2FD; analogous partners are #FD357E and #FDB435. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FD4E33 for text?
Black text on #FD4E33 has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.33:1.