Palettes / Colors / #FA8A80

#FA8A80 — Light Vivid Red

#FA8A80 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 #FA8A80 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.

#FA8A80 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 #80F0FA; it also sits naturally between #FA80B3 and #FAC780. 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 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 49% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA8A80

.text { color: #FA8A80; }
.background { background-color: #FA8A80; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA8A80; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 138, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 92%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA8A80; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 138, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA8A80; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 138, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA8A80">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA8A80">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #80F0FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA8A80: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA8A80

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 #FA8A80 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 #FA8A80 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 #FA8A80?

#FA8A80 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 138, 128). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA8A80?

#FA8A80 is RGB 250, 138, 128 — HSL 5°, 92%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 45%, 49%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA8A80?

Its complement is #80F0FA; analogous partners are #FA80B3 and #FAC780. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA8A80 for text?

Black text on #FA8A80 has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.