Palettes / Colors / #FF293E

#FF293E — Vivid Red

#FF293E is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#FF293E 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 #29FFEA; it also sits naturally between #FF29A9 and #FF7E29. 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 16% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 76% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF293E

.text { color: #FF293E; }
.background { background-color: #FF293E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF293E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 41, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 100%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF293E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 41, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF293E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 41, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF293E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF293E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF293E

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Tones of #FF293E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #29FFEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF293E: #000000.

How #FF293E 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 #FF293E 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 #FF293E?

#FF293E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 41, 62). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF293E?

#FF293E is RGB 255, 41, 62 — HSL 354°, 100%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 84%, 76%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF293E?

Its complement is #29FFEA; analogous partners are #FF29A9 and #FF7E29. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF293E for text?

Black text on #FF293E has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.72:1.