Palettes / Colors / #FE718B

#FE718B — Light Vivid Red

#FE718B 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 #FE718B 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.

#FE718B 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 #71FEE4; it also sits naturally between #FE71D2 and #FE9E71. 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 100% · Green 44% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 56% · Yellow 45% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FE718B

.text { color: #FE718B; }
.background { background-color: #FE718B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FE718B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 113, 139); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(349, 99%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FE718B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 113, 139, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FE718B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 113, 139, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FE718B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FE718B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #71FEE4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FE718B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FE718B

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 #FE718B 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 #FE718B 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

← #FE718A  ·  #FE718C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FE718B?

#FE718B is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 113, 139). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FE718B?

#FE718B is RGB 254, 113, 139 — HSL 349°, 99%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 56%, 45%, 0%.

What colors go with #FE718B?

Its complement is #71FEE4; analogous partners are #FE71D2 and #FE9E71. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FE718B for text?

Black text on #FE718B has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.64:1.