Palettes / Colors / #FB978D

#FB978D — Light Vivid Red

#FB978D is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightSalmon (#FFA07A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightsalmon (#FFA07A) — not an exact match. CSS lightsalmon gives you #FFA07A, a different color; use #FB978D 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.

#FB978D 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 #8EF2FB; it also sits naturally between #FB8EBB and #FBCD8E. 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 59% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 44% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FB978D

.text { color: #FB978D; }
.background { background-color: #FB978D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FB978D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 151, 141); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 93%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FB978D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 151, 141, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FB978D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 151, 141, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FB978D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FB978D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FB978D

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Tones of #FB978D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EF2FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FB978D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FB978D

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 #FB978D 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 #FB978D 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

← #FB978C  ·  #FB978E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FB978D?

#FB978D is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 151, 141). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FB978D?

#FB978D is RGB 251, 151, 141 — HSL 5°, 93%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 44%, 2%.

What colors go with #FB978D?

Its complement is #8EF2FB; analogous partners are #FB8EBB and #FBCD8E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FB978D for text?

Black text on #FB978D has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.