Light Brilliant Red (#FE2E2E)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.72:1 — vs black: 5.64:1

Color values

HEX #FE2E2E
RGB rgb(254, 46, 46)
HSL hsl(0, 81%, 99%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 81.89, 81.89, 0.39 )

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FE2E2E based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Light Brilliant Red
#FE2E2E Base

#2EFEFE

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Light Brilliant Red
#FE2E2E Base

#FE2E96

#FE962E

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Light Brilliant Red
#FE2E2E Base

#2EFE2E

#2E2EFE

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Light Brilliant Red
#FE2E2E Base

#2EFE96

#2E96FE

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Light Brilliant Red
#FE2E2E Base

#96FE2E

#2EFEFE

#962EFE

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Light Brilliant Red
#FE2E2E Base

#920101

#DE0101

#FE0505

#FE5757

#FE7A7A

#FFC6C6

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Light Brilliant Red, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #190000

— #500000

— #870101

— #BD0101

— #F40101

Light Brilliant Red #FE2E2E Base

— #FE5353

— #FE7777

— #FF9C9C

— #FFC1C1

— #FFE6E6

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FE2E2E. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FE2E2E;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FE2E2E;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FE2E2E;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FE2E2E,
        #FDFFFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FE2E2E,
        #FDFFFF
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$light-brilliant-red: #FE2E2E;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$light-brilliant-red-r: 254;
$light-brilliant-red-g: 46;
$light-brilliant-red-b: 46;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $light-brilliant-red;
    color: rgba($light-brilliant-red-r, $light-brilliant-red-g, $light-brilliant-red-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Light Brilliant Red appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FE2E2E How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #969612 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #666632 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #FE2E2E Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #848484 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Light Brilliant Red ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Light Brilliant Red #FE2E2E Base

Ruddy #FF0028 ΔE 2.39

Coral Red #FF4040 ΔE 3.10

Vivid Red #F70D1A ΔE 3.70

Tractor Red #FD0E35 ΔE 3.96

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.