Palettes / Colors / #FA577D

#FA577D — Light Vivid Red

#FA577D 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 #FA577D 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.

#FA577D 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 #57FAD4; it also sits naturally between #FA57CE and #FA8257. 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 34% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 50% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA577D

.text { color: #FA577D; }
.background { background-color: #FA577D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA577D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 87, 125); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 94%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA577D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 87, 125, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA577D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 87, 125, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA577D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA577D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA577D

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Tones of #FA577D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #57FAD4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA577D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA577D

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 #FA577D 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 #FA577D 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

← #FA577C  ·  #FA577E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA577D?

#FA577D is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 87, 125). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA577D?

#FA577D is RGB 250, 87, 125 — HSL 346°, 94%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 50%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA577D?

Its complement is #57FAD4; analogous partners are #FA57CE and #FA8257. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA577D for text?

Black text on #FA577D has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.12:1.