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#FC656D — Light Vivid Red

#FC656D 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 #FC656D 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.

#FC656D 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 #64FCF4; it also sits naturally between #FC64B8 and #FCA864. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FC656D · RGB 252, 101, 109

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Color values

HEX#FC656D
RGB252, 101, 109
HSL357°, 96%, 69%
HSV357°, 60%, 99%
CMYK0%, 60%, 57%, 1%
XYZ47.56, 31.11, 17.97
Yxy31.11, 0.4922, 0.3219
CIE-Lab62.60, 58.17, 25.82
Hunter Lab55.77, 58.50, 17.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 40% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 60% · Yellow 57% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FC656D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FC656D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FC656D

.text { color: #FC656D; }
.background { background-color: #FC656D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC656D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 101, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 96%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC656D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 101, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC656D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 101, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC656D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC656D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FC656D

#FB464F#FB232E#FA0511#D7040F#B9040D#96030A#780208#550206#370104#140001

Tints of #FC656D

#FC737A#FC7D83#FD8C92#FD9BA0#FDAAAE#FDB4B8#FEC3C6#FED2D4#FEDCDE#FFEBEC

Tones of #FC656D

#F16F76#E6797F#DB8489#D09093#C59B9D#BBA5A6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #64FCF4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.91:1 Fails
Against black text7.22:1 AAA

Best text color on #FC656D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC656D

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 #FC656D: ·

How #FC656D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BBB96BDeuteranopia · #C3CF6BTritanopia · #F46A69

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 rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind red 500 · #EF4444Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FC656D rather than the exact color:

Palette 5a9cb5
#5A9CB5 · #FACE68 · #FAAC68 · #FA6868
Palette Fff5e0
#FFF5E0 · #FF6969 · #BB2525 · #141E46
Palette Fff5e1
#FFF5E1 · #FF6969 · #C80036 · #0C1844
Palette Fff5e0
#FFF5E0 · #FF6969 · #C70039 · #141E46
Palette Dcffb7
#DCFFB7 · #FF6868 · #FFBB64 · #FFEAA7
Palette Ffeadd
#FFEADD · #FCAEAE · #FF8989 · #FF6666

Similar colors

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

#FA6868#FF6969#FF6868#FF6666#F85F73#F2676A#FA7070#FF7070#FF7171#FF6060#F26076#ED686A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FC656C  ·  #FC656E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC656D?

#FC656D is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 101, 109). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC656D?

#FC656D is RGB 252, 101, 109 — HSL 357°, 96%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 60%, 57%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC656D?

Its complement is #64FCF4; analogous partners are #FC64B8 and #FCA864. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC656D for text?

Black text on #FC656D has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.91:1.