Palettes / Colors / #ED686A

#ED686A — Light Vivid Red

#ED686A is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the red family.

#ED686A 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 #68EDEB; it also sits naturally between #ED68AD and #EDA968. 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 41% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 56% · Yellow 55% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #ED686A

.text { color: #ED686A; }
.background { background-color: #ED686A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ED686A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 104, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 79%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ED686A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 104, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ED686A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 104, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ED686A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ED686A">Div content here</div>

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Tones of #ED686A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #68EDEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ED686A: #000000.

How #ED686A 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 #ED686A

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ED6869  ·  #ED686B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ED686A?

#ED686A is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 237, 104, 106). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ED686A?

#ED686A is RGB 237, 104, 106 — HSL 359°, 79%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 56%, 55%, 7%.

What colors go with #ED686A?

Its complement is #68EDEB; analogous partners are #ED68AD and #EDA968. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ED686A for text?

Black text on #ED686A has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.09:1.