Palettes / Colors / #FCA092

#FCA092 — Light Vivid Red

#FCA092 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 #FCA092 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.

#FCA092 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #92EEFC; it also sits naturally between #FC92B9 and #FCD592. 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 63% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 42% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCA092

.text { color: #FCA092; }
.background { background-color: #FCA092; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCA092; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 160, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 95%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCA092; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 160, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCA092; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 160, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCA092">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCA092">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #92EEFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCA092: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCA092

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 #FCA092 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 #FCA092 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

← #FCA091  ·  #FCA093 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCA092?

#FCA092 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 160, 146). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCA092?

#FCA092 is RGB 252, 160, 146 — HSL 8°, 95%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 37%, 42%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCA092?

Its complement is #92EEFC; analogous partners are #FC92B9 and #FCD592. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCA092 for text?

Black text on #FCA092 has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.