Palettes / Colors / #FF002F

#FF002F — Vivid Red

#FF002F is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#FF002F 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 #00FFD0; it also sits naturally between #FF00AE and #FF5100. 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 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 82% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF002F

.text { color: #FF002F; }
.background { background-color: #FF002F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF002F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 0, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(349, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF002F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 0, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF002F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 0, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF002F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF002F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #00FFD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF002F: #000000.

How #FF002F 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 #FF002F 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

← #FF002E  ·  #FF0030 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF002F?

#FF002F is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 0, 47). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF002F?

#FF002F is RGB 255, 0, 47 — HSL 349°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 82%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF002F?

Its complement is #00FFD0; analogous partners are #FF00AE and #FF5100. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF002F for text?

Black text on #FF002F has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.97:1.