Palettes / Colors / #EE656B
#EE656B — Light Vivid Red
#EE656B is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: salmon (#FA8072) — not an exact match. CSS salmon gives you #FA8072, a different color; use #EE656B when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#EE656B 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 #63EEE7; it also sits naturally between #EE63AF and #EEA163. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EE656B |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 101, 107 |
| HSL | 357°, 80%, 66% |
| HSV | 357°, 58%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 58%, 55%, 7% |
| XYZ | 42.57, 28.55, 17.18 |
| Yxy | 28.55, 0.4821, 0.3233 |
| CIE-Lab | 60.38, 53.33, 23.62 |
| Hunter Lab | 53.43, 52.39, 16.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 40% · Blue 42%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 55% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EE656B
.text { color: #EE656B; }
.background { background-color: #EE656B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE656B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 101, 107); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 80%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE656B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 101, 107, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE656B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 101, 107, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EE656B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE656B">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #63EEE7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.13:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.71:1 AA |
Best text color on #EE656B: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE656B
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EE656B: ·
How #EE656B 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 #EE656B rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EE656B?
#EE656B is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 238, 101, 107). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EE656B?
#EE656B is RGB 238, 101, 107 — HSL 357°, 80%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 55%, 7%.
What colors go with #EE656B?
Its complement is #63EEE7; analogous partners are #EE63AF and #EEA163. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EE656B for text?
Black text on #EE656B has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.13:1.