Palettes / Colors / #FE4E32
#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.
Color values
| HEX | #FE4E32 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 78, 50 |
| HSL | 8°, 99%, 60% |
| HSV | 8°, 80%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 69%, 80%, 0% |
| XYZ | 44.17, 26.75, 5.85 |
| Yxy | 26.75, 0.5754, 0.3484 |
| CIE-Lab | 58.74, 65.13, 53.39 |
| Hunter Lab | 51.72, 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
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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>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #34E3FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.31:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.35:1 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:
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:
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 #FE4E32 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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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.