Palettes / Colors / #FC787D

#FC787D — Light Vivid Red

#FC787D is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the red family.

#FC787D 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 #78FCF8; it also sits naturally between #FC78BF and #FCB678. 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 47% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 50% · Key 1%

Previews

CSS code for #FC787D

.text { color: #FC787D; }
.background { background-color: #FC787D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC787D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 120, 125); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 96%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC787D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 120, 125, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC787D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 120, 125, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC787D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC787D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FC787D

Tints of #FC787D

Tones of #FC787D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #78FCF8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FC787D: #000000.

How #FC787D 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 #FC787D or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FC787C  ·  #FC787E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC787D?

#FC787D is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 120, 125). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC787D?

#FC787D is RGB 252, 120, 125 — HSL 358°, 96%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 52%, 50%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC787D?

Its complement is #78FCF8; analogous partners are #FC78BF and #FCB678. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC787D for text?

Black text on #FC787D has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.59:1.