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#FA004E closest to Halt Red

#FA004E is a medium, vivid red; the closest named color is Halt Red. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.0% red, 0.0% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(250, 0, 78)). Its HSL value is 341° hue, 100% saturation and 49% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 69% yellow and 2% black. #FA004E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.17:1.

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Variations of #FA004E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FA004E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FA004E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FA004E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 49% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9C8E47
  • Protanopia 44% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #65604E
  • Protanomaly 65% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A15A4C
  • Deuteranopia 49% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9C8E47
  • Deuteranomaly 66% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BD7548
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF002E
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF0041
  • Achromatopsia 50% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7E7E7E
  • Achromatomaly 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A96E74

#FA004E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.06:1 Poor#FA004E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.17:1 Good#FA004E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FA004E in CSS

/* Halt Red */
.color { color: #FA004E; }
.background { background-color: #FA004E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FA004E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(250 0 78);
color: hsl(341 100% 49%);
color: oklch(0.625 0.250 16.9);

#FA004E FAQ

What color is #FA004E?

#FA004E is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Halt Red. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FA004E?

#FA004E is rgb(250, 0, 78) in RGB, hsl(341, 100%, 49%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 69%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FA004E?

The complementary color of #FA004E is #00FAAC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FA004E?

Black text has the best contrast on #FA004E: 5.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FA004E a warm or cool color?

#FA004E is a warm color.