Palettes / Colors / #ED6472

#ED6472 — Light Vivid Red

#ED6472 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the red family.

#ED6472 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 #64EDDF; it also sits naturally between #ED64B6 and #ED9B64. 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 93% · Green 39% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 52% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ED6472

.text { color: #ED6472; }
.background { background-color: #ED6472; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ED6472; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 100, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 79%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ED6472; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 100, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ED6472; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 100, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ED6472">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ED6472">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #64EDDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ED6472: #000000.

How #ED6472 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 #ED6472 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ED6472?

#ED6472 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 237, 100, 114). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ED6472?

#ED6472 is RGB 237, 100, 114 — HSL 354°, 79%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 52%, 7%.

What colors go with #ED6472?

Its complement is #64EDDF; analogous partners are #ED64B6 and #ED9B64. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ED6472 for text?

Black text on #ED6472 has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.15:1.