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#FE4E32 — Vivid Red

#FE4E32 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 #FE4E32 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.

#FE4E32 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 #34E3FE; it also sits naturally between #FE347E and #FEB434. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FE4E32 · RGB 254, 78, 50

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Color values

HEX#FE4E32
RGB254, 78, 50
HSL8°, 99%, 60%
HSV8°, 80%, 100%
CMYK0%, 69%, 80%, 0%
XYZ44.17, 26.75, 5.85
Yxy26.75, 0.5754, 0.3484
CIE-Lab58.74, 65.13, 53.39
Hunter Lab51.72, 65.73, 27.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 31% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 80% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FE4E32 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FE4E32 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FE4E32

.text { color: #FE4E32; }
.background { background-color: #FE4E32; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FE4E32; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 78, 50); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 99%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FE4E32; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 78, 50, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FE4E32; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 78, 50, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FE4E32">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FE4E32">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FE4E32

#FE3516#F92201#DA1E01#C11B01#A21601#841201#6B0F01#4C0A00#330700#140300

Tints of #FE4E32

#FE6148#FE6E58#FE7F6C#FE8D7B#FE9E8F#FFB0A4#FFBDB3#FFCFC7#FFDCD6#FFEDEB

Tones of #FE4E32

#F05942#E16451#D36E5F#C47A6E#B6847C#A78F8B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #34E3FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.31:1 AA large only
Against black text6.35:1 AA

Best text color on #FE4E32: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FE4E32

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 #FE4E32: ·

How #FE4E32 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B2B039Deuteranopia · #BCC93ATritanopia · #F53E3F

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:

Material Red 500 · #F44336Material Deep Orange 500 · #FF5722Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FE4E32 rather than the exact color:

Palette 5bd1d7
#5BD1D7 · #348498 · #004D61 · #FF502F
Palette Ebefd0
#EBEFD0 · #32DBC6 · #49BEB7 · #FF502F
Silent Meadow
#0D2819 · #FE4F2A · #F947EC · #4F46FF
Palette 511845
#511845 · #900C3F · #C70039 · #FF5733
Palette 900c3f
#900C3F · #C70039 · #FF5733 · #FFC300
Palette Fef3e2
#FEF3E2 · #FAB12F · #FA812F · #FA4032

Similar colors

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

#FF502F#FE4F2A#FF5733#FA4032#FF3F33#F64130#FF3E2D#FD413D#F73F2B#FF5722#FB403E#EF4339

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FE4E31  ·  #FE4E33 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FE4E32?

#FE4E32 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 78, 50). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FE4E32?

#FE4E32 is RGB 254, 78, 50 — HSL 8°, 99%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 80%, 0%.

What colors go with #FE4E32?

Its complement is #34E3FE; analogous partners are #FE347E and #FEB434. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FE4E32 for text?

Black text on #FE4E32 has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.31:1.