Palettes / Colors / #FE5643
#FE5643 — Vivid Red
#FE5643 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the red family.
#FE5643 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 #43EBFE; it also sits naturally between #FE438E and #FEB343. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FE5643 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 86, 67 |
| HSL | 6°, 99%, 63% |
| HSV | 6°, 74%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 66%, 74%, 0% |
| XYZ | 45.21, 28.13, 8.36 |
| Yxy | 28.13, 0.5534, 0.3443 |
| CIE-Lab | 60.01, 62.70, 46.05 |
| Hunter Lab | 53.04, 63.17, 25.86 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 34% · Blue 26%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 74% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FE5643
.text { color: #FE5643; }
.background { background-color: #FE5643; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FE5643; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 86, 67); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 99%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FE5643; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 86, 67, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FE5643; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 86, 67, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FE5643">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FE5643">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #43EBFE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.17:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.63:1 AA |
Best text color on #FE5643: #000000.
How #FE5643 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 #FE5643 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 #FE5643?
#FE5643 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 86, 67). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FE5643?
#FE5643 is RGB 254, 86, 67 — HSL 6°, 99%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 66%, 74%, 0%.
What colors go with #FE5643?
Its complement is #43EBFE; analogous partners are #FE438E and #FEB343. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FE5643 for text?
Black text on #FE5643 has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.17:1.