Palettes / Colors / #FD686A

#FD686A — Light Vivid Red

#FD686A 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 #FD686A 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.

#FD686A 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 #68FDFA; it also sits naturally between #FD68B5 and #FDB068. 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 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 58% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FD686A

.text { color: #FD686A; }
.background { background-color: #FD686A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD686A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 104, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 97%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD686A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 104, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD686A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 104, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FD686A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD686A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FD686A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #68FDFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FD686A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FD686A

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 #FD686A 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 #FD686A 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

← #FD6869  ·  #FD686B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FD686A?

#FD686A is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 104, 106). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FD686A?

#FD686A is RGB 253, 104, 106 — HSL 359°, 97%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 58%, 1%.

What colors go with #FD686A?

Its complement is #68FDFA; analogous partners are #FD68B5 and #FDB068. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FD686A for text?

Black text on #FD686A has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.85:1.