Palettes / Colors / #F36670

#F36670 — Light Vivid Red

#F36670 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 #F36670 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.

#F36670 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 #68F3EA; it also sits naturally between #F368B7 and #F3A468. 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 40% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 54% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F36670

.text { color: #F36670; }
.background { background-color: #F36670; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F36670; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(243, 102, 112); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 85%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F36670; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(243, 102, 112, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F36670; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(243, 102, 112, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F36670">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F36670">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F36670

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #68F3EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F36670: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F36670

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:

How #F36670 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 #F36670 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

← #F3666F  ·  #F36671 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F36670?

#F36670 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 243, 102, 112). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F36670?

#F36670 is RGB 243, 102, 112 — HSL 356°, 85%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 54%, 5%.

What colors go with #F36670?

Its complement is #68F3EA; analogous partners are #F368B7 and #F3A468. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F36670 for text?

Black text on #F36670 has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.02:1.