Palettes / Colors / #F9656D

#F9656D — Light Vivid Red

#F9656D 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 #F9656D 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.

#F9656D 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 #66F9F2; it also sits naturally between #F966B7 and #F9A966. 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 98% · Green 40% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 56% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F9656D

.text { color: #F9656D; }
.background { background-color: #F9656D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F9656D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(249, 101, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 93%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F9656D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(249, 101, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F9656D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(249, 101, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F9656D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F9656D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #66F9F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F9656D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F9656D

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 #F9656D 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 #F9656D 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

← #F9656C  ·  #F9656E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F9656D?

#F9656D is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 249, 101, 109). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F9656D?

#F9656D is RGB 249, 101, 109 — HSL 357°, 93%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 56%, 2%.

What colors go with #F9656D?

Its complement is #66F9F2; analogous partners are #F966B7 and #F9A966. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F9656D for text?

Black text on #F9656D has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.95:1.