Palettes / Colors / #FF384F
#FF384F — Vivid Red
#FF384F is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: tomato (#FF6347) — not an exact match. CSS tomato gives you #FF6347, a different color; use #FF384F 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.
#FF384F 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 #38FFE8; it also sits naturally between #FF38B3 and #FF8438. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FF384F |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 56, 79 |
| HSL | 353°, 100%, 61% |
| HSV | 353°, 78%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 78%, 69%, 0% |
| XYZ | 44.07, 24.65, 9.83 |
| Yxy | 24.65, 0.5610, 0.3138 |
| CIE-Lab | 56.74, 73.47, 35.68 |
| Hunter Lab | 49.65, 75.36, 21.09 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 22% · Blue 31%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 69% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FF384F
.text { color: #FF384F; }
.background { background-color: #FF384F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF384F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 56, 79); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 100%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF384F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 56, 79, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF384F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 56, 79, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FF384F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF384F">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #38FFE8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.54:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.93:1 AA |
Best text color on #FF384F: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF384F
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 #FF384F: ·
How #FF384F 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 #FF384F 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 #FF384F?
#FF384F is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 56, 79). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FF384F?
#FF384F is RGB 255, 56, 79 — HSL 353°, 100%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 69%, 0%.
What colors go with #FF384F?
Its complement is #38FFE8; analogous partners are #FF38B3 and #FF8438. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FF384F for text?
Black text on #FF384F has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.54:1.