Palettes / Colors / #FA898B

#FA898B — Light Vivid Red

#FA898B is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the red family.

#FA898B 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 #89FAF8; it also sits naturally between #FA89C4 and #FAC089. 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 54% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 44% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA898B

.text { color: #FA898B; }
.background { background-color: #FA898B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA898B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 137, 139); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 92%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA898B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 137, 139, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA898B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 137, 139, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA898B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA898B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA898B

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Tones of #FA898B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #89FAF8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA898B: #000000.

How #FA898B 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 #FA898B 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 #FA898B?

#FA898B is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 137, 139). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA898B?

#FA898B is RGB 250, 137, 139 — HSL 359°, 92%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 45%, 44%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA898B?

Its complement is #89FAF8; analogous partners are #FA89C4 and #FAC089. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA898B for text?

Black text on #FA898B has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.