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#FD604E — Vivid Red

#FD604E is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the red family.

#FD604E 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 #4EECFD; it also sits naturally between #FD4E94 and #FDB74E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FD604E · RGB 253, 96, 78

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Color values

HEX#FD604E
RGB253, 96, 78
HSL6°, 98%, 65%
HSV6°, 69%, 99%
CMYK0%, 62%, 69%, 1%
XYZ46.07, 29.80, 10.53
Yxy29.80, 0.5332, 0.3449
CIE-Lab61.48, 58.79, 41.78
Hunter Lab54.59, 58.94, 24.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 38% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 69% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FD604E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FD604E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FD604E

.text { color: #FD604E; }
.background { background-color: #FD604E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD604E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 96, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 98%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD604E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 96, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD604E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 96, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FD604E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD604E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FD604E

#FD4430#FD2912#ED1A02#CF1702#B11302#8D0F01#6F0C01#510901#320601#140200

Tints of #FD604E

#FD6D5D#FE7B6D#FE897C#FE968B#FEA99F#FEB6AE#FEC4BD#FED2CD#FFDFDC#FFEDEB

Tones of #FD604E

#F16A5B#E47467#D87E74#CB8880#BF928D#B29C99

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EECFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.02:1 AA large only
Against black text6.96:1 AA

Best text color on #FD604E: #000000.

How #FD604E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B9B852Deuteranopia · #C2CE53Tritanopia · #F55657

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 red 500 · #EF4444Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5EMaterial Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FD604E rather than the exact color:

Vintage Ruby Bloom
#13122E · #FC4A9A · #F9594D · #A2F713
Palette 62109f
#62109F · #DC0E0E · #FE6244 · #FFDEB9
Palette 7149c6
#7149C6 · #FC2947 · #FE6244 · #FFDEB9
Tranquil Orchard
#22300B · #FA5947 · #D250FA · #FC19FD
Palette F55c47
#F55C47 · #9FE6A0 · #4AA96C · #564A4A
Mellow Ruby Meadow
#08071C · #9FFE2C · #FA5451 · #3CFC18

Similar colors

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

#F9594D#FE6244#FA5947#F55C47#FA5451#FF5757#FF5656#FF5555#FF5A5A#F95454#F96C48#FF5B5B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FD604D  ·  #FD604F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FD604E?

#FD604E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 96, 78). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FD604E?

#FD604E is RGB 253, 96, 78 — HSL 6°, 98%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 62%, 69%, 1%.

What colors go with #FD604E?

Its complement is #4EECFD; analogous partners are #FD4E94 and #FDB74E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FD604E for text?

Black text on #FD604E has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.02:1.