Palettes / Colors / #FA7477

#FA7477 — Light Vivid Red

#FA7477 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the red family.

#FA7477 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 #75FAF8; it also sits naturally between #FA75BA and #FAB575. 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 45% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 54% · Yellow 52% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA7477

.text { color: #FA7477; }
.background { background-color: #FA7477; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA7477; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 116, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 93%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA7477; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 116, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA7477; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 116, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA7477">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA7477">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA7477

Tints of #FA7477

Tones of #FA7477

Color harmonies

Complementary — #75FAF8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA7477: #000000.

How #FA7477 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 #FA7477 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA7477?

#FA7477 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 116, 119). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA7477?

#FA7477 is RGB 250, 116, 119 — HSL 359°, 93%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 54%, 52%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA7477?

Its complement is #75FAF8; analogous partners are #FA75BA and #FAB575. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA7477 for text?

Black text on #FA7477 has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.68:1.