Red Salsa (#FD3A4A)

The hex code for Red Salsa is #FD3A4A. It is rgb(253, 58, 74) in RGB, hsl(355, 98%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 77%, 71%, 1%) in CMYK — a light red. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FD3A4A

HEX#FD3A4A

RGBrgb(253, 58, 74)

HSLhsl(355, 98%, 61%)

HSVhsv(355, 77%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 71%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(65.3% 0.228 22.5)

LABlab(57.37% 72.85 40.03)

LCHlch(57.37% 83.12 28.79)

Colors Closest to Red Salsa

Red Salsa is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Imperial Red#ED2939ΔE 5.94 Sizzling Red#FF3855ΔE 6.03 Deep Coral#FF4040ΔE 6.86 Tart Orange#FB4D46ΔE 7.85 Rose Madder#E32636ΔE 7.89 Red (Munsell)#F2003CΔE 7.91

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#FD3A4A Channel Values

How Red Salsa breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 253 · G 58 · B 74	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 355° · S 98% · L 61%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 355° · S 77% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 77% · Y 71% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.57:1 vs white · 5.88:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Red Salsa background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With Red Salsa

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Red Salsa; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Red Salsa

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Red Salsa Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FD3A4A

Protanopia#7C7C48

Protanomaly#BE6849

Deuteranopia#A0A03A

Deuteranomaly#CC8341

Tritanopia#FD3C3C

Tritanomaly#FD3B42

Achromatopsia#878787

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Using #FD3A4A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--red-salsa: #FD3A4A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FD3A4A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'red-salsa': '#FD3A4A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.227, blue: 0.290)

Android XML<color name="red_salsa">#FD3A4A</color>

SVG fillfill="#FD3A4A"

More Red Colors

Red Salsa sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

fd5e53 fd0e35 fdc1ba fce4e4 fdd3ce fcb3ab fe2712 fc6c85 fe4164 fbeae5 fe6f5e fbd5dd ff3855 ff8a8a ffd1d9 3b2f2f 5e1916 7c4b4b 995c5c b10304 c53151 d92121 e60039 f2e9e9

#FD3A4A Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Red Salsa?

The hex code for Red Salsa is #FD3A4A. That is rgb(253, 58, 74) in RGB, hsl(355, 98%, 61%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 77%, 71%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #FD3A4A?

#FD3A4A is rgb(253, 58, 74) — red 253, green 58, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FD3A4A?

#FD3A4A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 77%, 71%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FD3A4A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FD3A4A scores 3.57:1 against white and 5.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FD3A4A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FD3A4A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 10.64, which is visibly different.

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