Palettes / Colors / #FF3838

#FF3838 — Vivid Red

#FF3838 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the red family.

#FF3838 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 #38FFFF; it also sits naturally between #FF389C and #FF9C38. 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 22% · Blue 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF3838

.text { color: #FF3838; }
.background { background-color: #FF3838; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF3838; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 56, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 100%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF3838; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 56, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF3838; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 56, 56, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF3838">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF3838">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #38FFFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF3838: #000000.

How #FF3838 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 #FF3838

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FF3837  ·  #FF3839 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF3838?

#FF3838 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 56, 56). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF3838?

#FF3838 is RGB 255, 56, 56 — HSL 0°, 100%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 78%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF3838?

Its complement is #38FFFF; analogous partners are #FF389C and #FF9C38. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF3838 for text?

Black text on #FF3838 has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.57:1.