Palettes / Colors / #FC8385

#FC8385 — Light Vivid Red

#FC8385 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the red family.

#FC8385 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 #83FCFA; it also sits naturally between #FC83C1 and #FCBD83. 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 51% · Blue 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 47% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FC8385

.text { color: #FC8385; }
.background { background-color: #FC8385; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC8385; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 131, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 95%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC8385; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 131, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC8385; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 131, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC8385">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC8385">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #83FCFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FC8385: #000000.

How #FC8385 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 #FC8385 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 #FC8385?

#FC8385 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 131, 133). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC8385?

#FC8385 is RGB 252, 131, 133 — HSL 359°, 95%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 48%, 47%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC8385?

Its complement is #83FCFA; analogous partners are #FC83C1 and #FCBD83. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC8385 for text?

Black text on #FC8385 has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.41:1.