Palettes / Colors / #F29299

#F29299 — Light Vivid Red

#F29299 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the red family.

#F29299 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 #91F2EC; it also sits naturally between #F291C8 and #F2BB91. 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 95% · Green 57% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 37% · Key 5%

Previews

CSS code for #F29299

.text { color: #F29299; }
.background { background-color: #F29299; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F29299; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 146, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 79%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F29299; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 146, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F29299; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 146, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F29299">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F29299">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #91F2EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F29299: #000000.

How #F29299 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 #F29299 or a close neighbour

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 #F29299?

#F29299 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 242, 146, 153). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F29299?

#F29299 is RGB 242, 146, 153 — HSL 356°, 79%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 37%, 5%.

What colors go with #F29299?

Its complement is #91F2EC; analogous partners are #F291C8 and #F2BB91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F29299 for text?

Black text on #F29299 has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.