Palettes / Colors / #FF2201

#FF2201 — Vivid Red

#FF2201 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Red (#FF0000). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: red (#FF0000) — not an exact match. CSS red gives you #FF0000, a different color; use #FF2201 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.

#FF2201 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 #00DDFF; it also sits naturally between #FF005D and #FFA200. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 13% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 100% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF2201

.text { color: #FF2201; }
.background { background-color: #FF2201; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF2201; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 34, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF2201; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 34, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF2201; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 34, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF2201">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF2201">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF2201

Tints of #FF2201

Tones of #FF2201

Color harmonies

Complementary — #00DDFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF2201: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF2201

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:

How #FF2201 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 #FF2201 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

← #FF2200  ·  #FF2202 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF2201?

#FF2201 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 34, 1). Its closest standard named color is Red.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF2201?

#FF2201 is RGB 255, 34, 1 — HSL 8°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 87%, 100%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF2201?

Its complement is #00DDFF; analogous partners are #FF005D and #FFA200. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF2201 for text?

Black text on #FF2201 has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.83:1.