Palettes / Colors / #FF2E38

#FF2E38 — Vivid Red

#FF2E38 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#FF2E38 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 #2EFFF5; it also sits naturally between #FF2EA1 and #FF8C2E. 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 18% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 78% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF2E38

.text { color: #FF2E38; }
.background { background-color: #FF2E38; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF2E38; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 46, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 100%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF2E38; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 46, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF2E38; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 46, 56, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF2E38">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF2E38">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF2E38

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EFFF5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF2E38: #000000.

How #FF2E38 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 #FF2E38 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

← #FF2E37  ·  #FF2E39 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF2E38?

#FF2E38 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 46, 56). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF2E38?

#FF2E38 is RGB 255, 46, 56 — HSL 357°, 100%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 82%, 78%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF2E38?

Its complement is #2EFFF5; analogous partners are #FF2EA1 and #FF8C2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF2E38 for text?

Black text on #FF2E38 has a contrast ratio of 5.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.68:1.