Palettes / Colors / #FD878E

#FD878E — Light Vivid Red

#FD878E is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the red family.

#FD878E 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 #86FDF5; it also sits naturally between #FD86CA and #FDBA86. 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 53% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 44% · Key 1%

Previews

CSS code for #FD878E

.text { color: #FD878E; }
.background { background-color: #FD878E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD878E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 135, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 97%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD878E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 135, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD878E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 135, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FD878E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD878E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FD878E

Tints of #FD878E

Tones of #FD878E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #86FDF5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FD878E: #000000.

How #FD878E 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 #FD878E 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

← #FD878D  ·  #FD878F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FD878E?

#FD878E is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 135, 142). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FD878E?

#FD878E is RGB 253, 135, 142 — HSL 356°, 97%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 47%, 44%, 1%.

What colors go with #FD878E?

Its complement is #86FDF5; analogous partners are #FD86CA and #FDBA86. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FD878E for text?

Black text on #FD878E has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.32:1.