Palettes / Colors / #FF372A
#FF372A — Vivid Red
#FF372A is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color OrangeRed (#FF4500). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: orangered (#FF4500) — not an exact match. CSS orangered gives you #FF4500, a different color; use #FF372A 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.
#FF372A 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 #29F1FF; it also sits naturally between #FF2986 and #FFA229. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FF372A |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 55, 42 |
| HSL | 4°, 100%, 58% |
| HSV | 4°, 84%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 78%, 84%, 0% |
| XYZ | 43.02, 24.16, 4.59 |
| Yxy | 24.16, 0.5995, 0.3366 |
| CIE-Lab | 56.25, 72.50, 54.98 |
| Hunter Lab | 49.15, 74.01, 27.21 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 22% · Blue 16%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 84% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FF372A
.text { color: #FF372A; }
.background { background-color: #FF372A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF372A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 55, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 100%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF372A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 55, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF372A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 55, 42, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FF372A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF372A">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #29F1FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.60:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.83:1 AA |
Best text color on #FF372A: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF372A
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FF372A: ·
How #FF372A 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 #FF372A 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 #FF372A?
#FF372A is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 55, 42). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FF372A?
#FF372A is RGB 255, 55, 42 — HSL 4°, 100%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 84%, 0%.
What colors go with #FF372A?
Its complement is #29F1FF; analogous partners are #FF2986 and #FFA229. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FF372A for text?
Black text on #FF372A has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.60:1.