Palettes / Colors / #FE2020
#FE2020 — Vivid Red
#FE2020 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Red (#FF0000). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: red (#FF0000) — not an exact match. CSS red gives you #FF0000, a different color; use #FE2020 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.
#FE2020 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 #20FEFE; it also sits naturally between #FE208F and #FE8F20. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FE2020 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 32, 32 |
| HSL | 0°, 99%, 56% |
| HSV | 0°, 87%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 87%, 87%, 0% |
| XYZ | 41.65, 22.21, 3.46 |
| Yxy | 22.21, 0.6187, 0.3299 |
| CIE-Lab | 54.25, 76.99, 57.78 |
| Hunter Lab | 47.13, 79.05, 27.07 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 13% · Blue 13%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 87% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FE2020
.text { color: #FE2020; }
.background { background-color: #FE2020; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FE2020; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 32, 32); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 99%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FE2020; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 32, 32, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FE2020; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 32, 32, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FE2020">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FE2020">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FE2020
Tints of #FE2020
Tones of #FE2020
Color harmonies
Complementary — #20FEFE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.86:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.44:1 AA |
Best text color on #FE2020: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FE2020
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 #FE2020: ·
How #FE2020 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 #FE2020 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #FE2020?
#FE2020 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 32, 32). Its closest standard named color is Red.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FE2020?
#FE2020 is RGB 254, 32, 32 — HSL 0°, 99%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 87%, 87%, 0%.
What colors go with #FE2020?
Its complement is #20FEFE; analogous partners are #FE208F and #FE8F20. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FE2020 for text?
Black text on #FE2020 has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.86:1.