Palettes / Colors / #F99994

#F99994 — Light Vivid Red

#F99994 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightSalmon (#FFA07A). It belongs to the red family.

#F99994 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 #95F4F9; it also sits naturally between #F995C2 and #F9CC95. 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 60% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 41% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F99994

.text { color: #F99994; }
.background { background-color: #F99994; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F99994; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(249, 153, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 89%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F99994; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(249, 153, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F99994; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(249, 153, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F99994">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F99994">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #95F4F9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F99994: #000000.

How #F99994 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 #F99994 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

← #F99993  ·  #F99995 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F99994?

#F99994 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 249, 153, 148). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F99994?

#F99994 is RGB 249, 153, 148 — HSL 3°, 89%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 41%, 2%.

What colors go with #F99994?

Its complement is #95F4F9; analogous partners are #F995C2 and #F9CC95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F99994 for text?

Black text on #F99994 has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.