Palettes / Colors / #FF0905
#FF0905 — Vivid Red
#FF0905 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Red (#FF0000). It belongs to the red family.
#FF0905 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 #05FBFF; it also sits naturally between #FF057E and #FF8605. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FF0905 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 9, 5 |
| HSL | 1°, 100%, 51% |
| HSV | 1°, 98%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 96%, 98%, 0% |
| XYZ | 41.37, 21.47, 2.11 |
| Yxy | 21.47, 0.6370, 0.3306 |
| CIE-Lab | 53.46, 79.53, 66.06 |
| Hunter Lab | 46.33, 82.04, 28.26 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 4% · Blue 2%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 98% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FF0905
.text { color: #FF0905; }
.background { background-color: #FF0905; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF0905; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 9, 5); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 100%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF0905; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 9, 5, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF0905; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 9, 5, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FF0905">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF0905">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FF0905
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #05FBFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.97:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.29:1 AA |
Best text color on #FF0905: #000000.
How #FF0905 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 #FF0905 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 #FF0905?
#FF0905 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 9, 5). Its closest standard named color is Red.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FF0905?
#FF0905 is RGB 255, 9, 5 — HSL 1°, 100%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 96%, 98%, 0%.
What colors go with #FF0905?
Its complement is #05FBFF; analogous partners are #FF057E and #FF8605. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FF0905 for text?
Black text on #FF0905 has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.97:1.