Palettes / Colors / #FF3D40

#FF3D40 — Vivid Red

#FF3D40 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the red family.

#FF3D40 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 #3DFFFC; it also sits naturally between #FF3DA1 and #FF9B3D. 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 24% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 75% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF3D40

.text { color: #FF3D40; }
.background { background-color: #FF3D40; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF3D40; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 61, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 100%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF3D40; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 61, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF3D40; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 61, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF3D40">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF3D40">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF3D40

Tints of #FF3D40

Tones of #FF3D40

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3DFFFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF3D40: #000000.

How #FF3D40 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 #FF3D40 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

← #FF3D3F  ·  #FF3D41 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF3D40?

#FF3D40 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 61, 64). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF3D40?

#FF3D40 is RGB 255, 61, 64 — HSL 359°, 100%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 76%, 75%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF3D40?

Its complement is #3DFFFC; analogous partners are #FF3DA1 and #FF9B3D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF3D40 for text?

Black text on #FF3D40 has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.50:1.