Palettes / Colors / #FF052E
#FF052E — Vivid Red
#FF052E is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #FF052E 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.
#FF052E 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 #05FFD5; it also sits naturally between #FF05AC and #FF5805. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FF052E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 5, 46 |
| HSL | 350°, 100%, 51% |
| HSV | 350°, 98%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 98%, 82%, 0% |
| XYZ | 41.79, 21.57, 4.54 |
| Yxy | 21.57, 0.6154, 0.3176 |
| CIE-Lab | 53.56, 80.35, 50.56 |
| Hunter Lab | 46.44, 83.13, 25.11 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 2% · Blue 18%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 82% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FF052E
.text { color: #FF052E; }
.background { background-color: #FF052E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF052E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 5, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 100%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF052E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 5, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF052E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 5, 46, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FF052E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF052E">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #05FFD5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.95:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.31:1 AA |
Best text color on #FF052E: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF052E
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 #FF052E: ·
How #FF052E 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 #FF052E 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 #FF052E?
#FF052E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 5, 46). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FF052E?
#FF052E is RGB 255, 5, 46 — HSL 350°, 100%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 82%, 0%.
What colors go with #FF052E?
Its complement is #05FFD5; analogous partners are #FF05AC and #FF5805. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FF052E for text?
Black text on #FF052E has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.95:1.