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#FD4E6F — Vivid Red

#FD4E6F 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 #FD4E6F 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.

#FD4E6F 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 #4EFDDD; it also sits naturally between #FD4EC6 and #FD864E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FD4E6F · RGB 253, 78, 111

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Color values

HEX#FD4E6F
RGB253, 78, 111
HSL349°, 98%, 65%
HSV349°, 69%, 99%
CMYK0%, 69%, 56%, 1%
XYZ46.10, 27.48, 17.91
Yxy27.48, 0.5039, 0.3003
CIE-Lab59.42, 67.79, 20.44
Hunter Lab52.42, 69.13, 14.10

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 31% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 56% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FD4E6F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FD4E6F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FD4E6F

.text { color: #FD4E6F; }
.background { background-color: #FD4E6F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD4E6F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 78, 111); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(349, 98%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD4E6F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 78, 111, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD4E6F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 78, 111, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FD4E6F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD4E6F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FD4E6F

#FD3056#FD123D#ED022D#CF0228#B10222#8D011B#6F0115#51010F#32010A#140004

Tints of #FD4E6F

#FD5D7B#FE6D87#FE7C94#FE8BA0#FE9FB0#FEAEBD#FEBDC9#FECDD6#FFDCE2#FFEBEE

Tones of #FD4E6F

#F15B76#E4677E#D87486#CB808E#BF8D96#B2999E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EFDDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.23:1 AA large only
Against black text6.50:1 AA

Best text color on #FD4E6F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FD4E6F

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 #FD4E6F: ·

How #FD4E6F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B1B067Deuteranopia · #BBC965Tritanopia · #F4615F

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FD4E6F rather than the exact color:

Palette Dc143c
#DC143C · #F75270 · #F7CAC9 · #FDEBD0
Palette 004182
#004182 · #118DF0 · #FBFFA3 · #FF4B68
Electric Ruby Monsoon
#263215 · #52FCA3 · #F73F2B · #FE4669
Velvet Terrace
#152E0F · #FB4EBD · #FC4668 · #3368FC
Velvet Harbor
#1B180B · #FA4C7A · #1340FA · #DB13FA
Modern Ruby Twilight
#091621 · #FBC42D · #F84C64 · #F99A3F

Similar colors

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

#F75270#FF4B68#FE4669#FC4668#FA4C7A#F84C64#FF537B#FF467A#FB557B#F34573#FE4A7D#F6416C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FD4E6E  ·  #FD4E70 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FD4E6F?

#FD4E6F is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 78, 111). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FD4E6F?

#FD4E6F is RGB 253, 78, 111 — HSL 349°, 98%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 56%, 1%.

What colors go with #FD4E6F?

Its complement is #4EFDDD; analogous partners are #FD4EC6 and #FD864E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FD4E6F for text?

Black text on #FD4E6F has a contrast ratio of 6.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.23:1.