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#FB657F — Light Vivid Red

#FB657F 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 #FB657F 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.

#FB657F 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 #65FBE2; it also sits naturally between #FB65C9 and #FB9765. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FB657F · RGB 251, 101, 127

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Color values

HEX#FB657F
RGB251, 101, 127
HSL350°, 95%, 69%
HSV350°, 60%, 98%
CMYK0%, 60%, 49%, 2%
XYZ48.27, 31.35, 23.59
Yxy31.35, 0.4677, 0.3038
CIE-Lab62.80, 59.25, 15.75
Hunter Lab55.99, 59.83, 11.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 40% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 60% · Yellow 49% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FB657F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FB657F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FB657F

.text { color: #FB657F; }
.background { background-color: #FB657F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FB657F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 101, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 95%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FB657F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 101, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FB657F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 101, 127, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FB657F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FB657F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FB657F

#FA4765#F92448#F9062F#D60528#B80523#95041C#770316#550210#37010A#140104

Tints of #FB657F

#FB748A#FC7E93#FC8D9F#FC9CAC#FDAAB8#FDB4C1#FDC3CD#FED2DA#FEDCE2#FEEBEE

Tones of #FB657F

#F07085#E67A8C#DB8593#D0909A#C59BA2#BBA5A9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #65FBE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.89:1 Fails
Against black text7.27:1 AAA

Best text color on #FB657F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FB657F

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FB657F: ·

How #FB657F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #BAB979Deuteranopia · #C3CE77Tritanopia · #F47473

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:

Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind red 500 · #EF4444

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FB657F rather than the exact color:

Palette 59b292
#59B292 · #FFC94D · #FAE7CB · #FA6781
Palette Faf562
#FAF562 · #F36A7B · #B824A4 · #AAAAAA
Palette Ff597b
#FF597B · #FF8E9E · #F9B5D0 · #EEEEEE
Palette F26076
#F26076 · #FF9760 · #FFD150 · #458B73
Palette F85f73
#F85F73 · #FBE8D3 · #928A97 · #283C63
Palette F67280
#F67280 · #C06C84 · #6C5B7B · #355C7D

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FA6781#F36A7B#FF597B#F26076#F85F73#F67280#EE6983#FF577F#F05A7E#F37382#FB557B#FF5580

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FB657E  ·  #FB6580 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FB657F?

#FB657F is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 101, 127). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FB657F?

#FB657F is RGB 251, 101, 127 — HSL 350°, 95%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 60%, 49%, 2%.

What colors go with #FB657F?

Its complement is #65FBE2; analogous partners are #FB65C9 and #FB9765. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FB657F for text?

Black text on #FB657F has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.89:1.