Palettes / Colors / #FB686D

#FB686D — Light Vivid Red

#FB686D is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the red family.

#FB686D 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 #6AFBF6; it also sits naturally between #FB6AB7 and #FBAE6A. 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 41% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 57% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FB686D

.text { color: #FB686D; }
.background { background-color: #FB686D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FB686D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 104, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 95%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FB686D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 104, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FB686D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 104, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FB686D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FB686D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FB686D

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6AFBF6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FB686D: #000000.

How #FB686D 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 #FB686D 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

← #FB686C  ·  #FB686E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FB686D?

#FB686D is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 104, 109). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FB686D?

#FB686D is RGB 251, 104, 109 — HSL 358°, 95%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 57%, 2%.

What colors go with #FB686D?

Its complement is #6AFBF6; analogous partners are #FB6AB7 and #FBAE6A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FB686D for text?

Black text on #FB686D has a contrast ratio of 7.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.88:1.