Palettes / Colors / #FD7262

#FD7262 — Light Vivid Red

#FD7262 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the red family.

#FD7262 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 #63EDFD; it also sits naturally between #FD63A1 and #FDBF63. 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 45% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 61% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FD7262

.text { color: #FD7262; }
.background { background-color: #FD7262; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD7262; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 114, 98); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 97%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD7262; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 114, 98, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD7262; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 114, 98, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FD7262">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD7262">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #63EDFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FD7262: #000000.

How #FD7262 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 #FD7262 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 #FD7262?

#FD7262 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 114, 98). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FD7262?

#FD7262 is RGB 253, 114, 98 — HSL 6°, 97%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 55%, 61%, 1%.

What colors go with #FD7262?

Its complement is #63EDFD; analogous partners are #FD63A1 and #FDBF63. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FD7262 for text?

Black text on #FD7262 has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.71:1.