Palettes / Colors / #FD7253

#FD7253 — Light Vivid Red

#FD7253 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Coral (#FF7F50). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: coral (#FF7F50) — not an exact match. CSS coral gives you #FF7F50, a different color; use #FD7253 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.

#FD7253 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 #53DEFD; it also sits naturally between #FD5389 and #FDC753. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 45% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 67% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FD7253

.text { color: #FD7253; }
.background { background-color: #FD7253; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD7253; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 114, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 98%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD7253; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 114, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD7253; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 114, 83, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FD7253">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD7253">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #53DEFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FD7253: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FD7253

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:

How #FD7253 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 #FD7253 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FD7253?

#FD7253 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 114, 83). Its closest standard named color is Coral.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FD7253?

#FD7253 is RGB 253, 114, 83 — HSL 11°, 98%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 55%, 67%, 1%.

What colors go with #FD7253?

Its complement is #53DEFD; analogous partners are #FD5389 and #FDC753. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FD7253 for text?

Black text on #FD7253 has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.72:1.