Palettes / Colors / #FC686F

#FC686F — Light Vivid Red

#FC686F is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the red family.

#FC686F 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 #69FCF5; it also sits naturally between #FC69BA and #FCAB69. 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 99% · Green 41% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 56% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FC686F

.text { color: #FC686F; }
.background { background-color: #FC686F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC686F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 104, 111); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 96%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC686F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 104, 111, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC686F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 104, 111, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC686F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC686F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FC686F

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Tones of #FC686F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #69FCF5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FC686F: #000000.

How #FC686F 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 #FC686F 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC686F?

#FC686F is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 104, 111). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC686F?

#FC686F is RGB 252, 104, 111 — HSL 357°, 96%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 56%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC686F?

Its complement is #69FCF5; analogous partners are #FC69BA and #FCAB69. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC686F for text?

Black text on #FC686F has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.86:1.