Palettes / Colors / #FD6971

#FD6971 — Light Vivid Red

#FD6971 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the red family.

#FD6971 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 #68FDF5; it also sits naturally between #FD68BA and #FDAB68. 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 58% · Yellow 55% · Key 1%

Previews

CSS code for #FD6971

.text { color: #FD6971; }
.background { background-color: #FD6971; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD6971; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 105, 113); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 97%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD6971; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 105, 113, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD6971; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 105, 113, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FD6971">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD6971">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FD6971

Tints of #FD6971

Tones of #FD6971

Color harmonies

Complementary — #68FDF5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FD6971: #000000.

How #FD6971 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 #FD6971 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FD6971?

#FD6971 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 105, 113). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FD6971?

#FD6971 is RGB 253, 105, 113 — HSL 357°, 97%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 55%, 1%.

What colors go with #FD6971?

Its complement is #68FDF5; analogous partners are #FD68BA and #FDAB68. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FD6971 for text?

Black text on #FD6971 has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.82:1.