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#FF403A — Vivid Red

#FF403A 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 #FF403A 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.

#FF403A 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 #38F8FF; it also sits naturally between #FF3895 and #FFA238. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FF403A · RGB 255, 64, 58

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Color values

HEX#FF403A
RGB255, 64, 58
HSL2°, 100%, 61%
HSV2°, 77%, 100%
CMYK0%, 75%, 77%, 0%
XYZ43.84, 25.23, 6.56
Yxy25.23, 0.5796, 0.3336
CIE-Lab57.30, 70.36, 47.96
Hunter Lab50.23, 71.68, 25.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 25% · Blue 23%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 77% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FF403A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FF403A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FF403A

.text { color: #FF403A; }
.background { background-color: #FF403A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF403A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 64, 58); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 100%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF403A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 64, 58, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF403A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 64, 58, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF403A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF403A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF403A

#FF211A#FF0800#E00700#C20600#A80600#8A0500#6B0400#4D0300#330200#140100

Tints of #FF403A

#FF524D#FF615C#FF7570#FF8480#FF9794#FFA6A3#FFBAB8#FFC9C7#FFDCDB#FFEBEB

Tones of #FF403A

#F14C46#E25A55#D46763#C67471#B8817F#A98F8E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #38F8FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.47:1 AA large only
Against black text6.05:1 AA

Best text color on #FF403A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF403A

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FF403A: ·

How #FF403A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #ACAB3BDeuteranopia · #B7C63CTritanopia · #F53D3D

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:

Material Red 500 · #F44336Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Material Deep Orange 500 · #FF5722

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FF403A rather than the exact color:

Rustic Horizon
#092322 · #FC9447 · #FD413D · #6EFE50
Hidden Ruby Terrace
#11300B · #40D1FB · #FB403E · #9E22F6
Palette Ff3f33
#FF3F33 · #FFE6E1 · #075B5E · #9FC87E
Palette 78c841
#78C841 · #B4E50D · #FF9B2F · #FB4141
Palette 5cb338
#5CB338 · #ECE852 · #FFC145 · #FB4141
Palette 050e3c
#050E3C · #002455 · #DC0000 · #FF3838

Similar colors

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

#FD413D#FB403E#FF3F33#FB4141#FF3838#FA4032#FF3737#FC373F#FF4444#F8393F#FF4545#FB3640

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FF4039  ·  #FF403B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF403A?

#FF403A is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 64, 58). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF403A?

#FF403A is RGB 255, 64, 58 — HSL 2°, 100%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 75%, 77%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF403A?

Its complement is #38F8FF; analogous partners are #FF3895 and #FFA238. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF403A for text?

Black text on #FF403A has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.47:1.