Palettes / Colors / #FF242B

#FF242B — Vivid Red

#FF242B is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#FF242B 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 #24FFF8; it also sits naturally between #FF2499 and #FF8A24. 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 14% · Blue 17%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 83% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF242B

.text { color: #FF242B; }
.background { background-color: #FF242B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF242B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 36, 43); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 100%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF242B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 36, 43, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF242B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 36, 43, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF242B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF242B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF242B

Tints of #FF242B

Tones of #FF242B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #24FFF8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF242B: #000000.

How #FF242B 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 #FF242B 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF242B?

#FF242B is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 36, 43). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF242B?

#FF242B is RGB 255, 36, 43 — HSL 358°, 100%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 86%, 83%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF242B?

Its complement is #24FFF8; analogous partners are #FF2499 and #FF8A24. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF242B for text?

Black text on #FF242B has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.79:1.