Palettes / Colors / #FB565D
#FB565D — Light Vivid Red
#FB565D is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: tomato (#FF6347) — not an exact match. CSS tomato gives you #FF6347, a different color; use #FB565D 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.
#FB565D 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 #56FBF2; it also sits naturally between #FB56B1 and #FBA056. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FB565D |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 86, 93 |
| HSL | 357°, 95%, 66% |
| HSV | 357°, 66%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 66%, 63%, 2% |
| XYZ | 45.09, 27.96, 13.38 |
| Yxy | 27.96, 0.5217, 0.3235 |
| CIE-Lab | 59.85, 63.02, 31.35 |
| Hunter Lab | 52.87, 63.51, 19.87 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 34% · Blue 36%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 63% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FB565D
.text { color: #FB565D; }
.background { background-color: #FB565D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FB565D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 86, 93); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 95%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FB565D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 86, 93, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FB565D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 86, 93, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FB565D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FB565D">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #56FBF2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.19:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.59:1 AA |
Best text color on #FB565D: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FB565D
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FB565D: ·
How #FB565D 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 #FB565D 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #FB565D?
#FB565D is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 86, 93). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FB565D?
#FB565D is RGB 251, 86, 93 — HSL 357°, 95%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 66%, 63%, 2%.
What colors go with #FB565D?
Its complement is #56FBF2; analogous partners are #FB56B1 and #FBA056. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FB565D for text?
Black text on #FB565D has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.19:1.