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#F59EA1 — Light Vivid Red

#F59EA1 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightSalmon (#FFA07A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightsalmon (#FFA07A) — not an exact match. CSS lightsalmon gives you #FFA07A, a different color; use #F59EA1 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.

#F59EA1 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9EF5F2; it also sits naturally between #F59ECC and #F5C79E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F59EA1 · RGB 245, 158, 161

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Color values

HEX#F59EA1
RGB245, 158, 161
HSL358°, 81%, 79%
HSV358°, 36%, 96%
CMYK0%, 36%, 34%, 4%
XYZ56.32, 46.44, 39.71
Yxy46.44, 0.3953, 0.3260
CIE-Lab73.83, 32.76, 11.98
Hunter Lab68.15, 32.40, 9.80

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 96% · Green 62% · Blue 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 34% · Key 4%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F59EA1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F59EA1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F59EA1

.text { color: #F59EA1; }
.background { background-color: #F59EA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F59EA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 158, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 81%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F59EA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 158, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F59EA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 158, 161, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F59EA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F59EA1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F59EA1

#F17E82#EE595E#EA393E#E2181E#C2141A#9D1015#7D0D11#58090C#370607#120202

Tints of #F59EA1

#F6A7AA#F6ACAE#F7B5B7#F8BEC0#F9C8C9#FACCCE#FBD5D7#FCDFE0#FCE3E4#FDEDED

Tones of #F59EA1

#EEA5A7#E9AAAC#E2B1B2#DCB7B8#D6BDBE#D0C3C3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9EF5F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.04:1 Fails
Against black text10.29:1 AAA

Best text color on #F59EA1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F59EA1

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #F59EA1: ·

How #F59EA1 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CFCFA0Deuteranopia · #D4DBA0Tritanopia · #F1A0A0

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:

Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F59EA1 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffecc0
#FFECC0 · #FFC29B · #F39F9F · #B95E82
Palette F59aa3
#F59AA3 · #F5E4C3 · #34A7B2 · #5B2E35
Palette F47c7c
#F47C7C · #EF9F9F · #FAD4D4 · #FFF2F2
Palette F7a4a4
#F7A4A4 · #FEBE8C · #FFFBC1 · #B6E2A1
Frozen Ruby Twilight
#4F16AC · #D630E5 · #ED6EB4 · #F29A9C
Honey Garden
#1123C0 · #9920EB · #F26ECA · #F7A5A5

Similar colors

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

#F39F9F#F59AA3#EF9F9F#F7A4A4#F29A9C#F7A5A5#FEA1A1#EC9F9D#EF96A3#FF9F9F#FF9D9D#EEA5A6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F59EA0  ·  #F59EA2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F59EA1?

#F59EA1 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 245, 158, 161). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F59EA1?

#F59EA1 is RGB 245, 158, 161 — HSL 358°, 81%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 34%, 4%.

What colors go with #F59EA1?

Its complement is #9EF5F2; analogous partners are #F59ECC and #F5C79E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F59EA1 for text?

Black text on #F59EA1 has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.