Palettes / Colors / #FF0000

#FF0000 — Vivid Red

#FF0000 is the named color Red. It belongs to the red family.

#FF0000 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 #00FFFF; it also sits naturally between #FF0080 and #FF8000. 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 100% · Green 0% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 100% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FF0000

.text { color: #FF0000; }
.background { background-color: #FF0000; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF0000; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 0, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF0000; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF0000; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF0000">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF0000">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF0000

Tints of #FF0000

Tones of #FF0000

Color harmonies

Complementary — #00FFFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF0000: #000000.

How #FF0000 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 #FF0000

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEFFFF  ·  #FF0001 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF0000?

#FF0000 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 0, 0). Its closest standard named color is Red.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF0000?

#FF0000 is RGB 255, 0, 0 — HSL 0°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 100%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF0000?

Its complement is #00FFFF; analogous partners are #FF0080 and #FF8000. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF0000 for text?

Black text on #FF0000 has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.00:1.