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#FD4E65 — Vivid Red

#FD4E65 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 #FD4E65 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.

#FD4E65 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 #4EFDE6; it also sits naturally between #FD4EBD and #FD8E4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FD4E65 · RGB 253, 78, 101

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Color values

HEX#FD4E65
RGB253, 78, 101
HSL352°, 98%, 65%
HSV352°, 69%, 99%
CMYK0%, 69%, 60%, 1%
XYZ45.58, 27.27, 15.17
Yxy27.27, 0.5178, 0.3098
CIE-Lab59.22, 67.13, 26.01
Hunter Lab52.22, 68.27, 17.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 31% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 60% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FD4E65 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FD4E65 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FD4E65

.text { color: #FD4E65; }
.background { background-color: #FD4E65; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD4E65; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 78, 101); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 98%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD4E65; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 78, 101, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD4E65; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 78, 101, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FD4E65">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD4E65">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FD4E65

#FD304B#FD1231#ED0222#CF021D#B10219#8D0114#6F0110#51010B#320107#140003

Tints of #FD4E65

#FD5D73#FE6D80#FE7C8D#FE8B9A#FE9FAC#FEAEB9#FEBDC6#FECDD3#FFDCE0#FFEBED

Tones of #FD4E65

#F15B6F#E46778#D87481#CB808A#BF8D93#B2999D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EFDE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.25:1 AA large only
Against black text6.45:1 AA

Best text color on #FD4E65: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FD4E65

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 #FD4E65: ·

How #FD4E65 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B1B05FDeuteranopia · #BBC95ETritanopia · #F45B5A

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:

Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind red 500 · #EF4444Material Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FD4E65 rather than the exact color:

Palette 004182
#004182 · #118DF0 · #FBFFA3 · #FF4B68
Modern Ruby Twilight
#091621 · #FBC42D · #F84C64 · #F99A3F
Velvet Terrace
#152E0F · #FB4EBD · #FC4668 · #3368FC
Electric Ruby Monsoon
#263215 · #52FCA3 · #F73F2B · #FE4669
Palette F6f982
#F6F982 · #D9D46F · #FA5862 · #C64272
Palette Dc143c
#DC143C · #F75270 · #F7CAC9 · #FDEBD0

Similar colors

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

#FF4B68#F84C64#FC4668#FE4669#FA5862#F75270#FC445C#FA4659#F94E56#F6416C#FF5A5A#FF5B5B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FD4E64  ·  #FD4E66 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FD4E65?

#FD4E65 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 78, 101). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FD4E65?

#FD4E65 is RGB 253, 78, 101 — HSL 352°, 98%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 60%, 1%.

What colors go with #FD4E65?

Its complement is #4EFDE6; analogous partners are #FD4EBD and #FD8E4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FD4E65 for text?

Black text on #FD4E65 has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.25:1.