Palettes / Colors / #FE786B

#FE786B — Light Vivid Red

#FE786B 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 #FE786B 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.

#FE786B 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 #6CF2FE; it also sits naturally between #FE6CA9 and #FEC16C. 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 47% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 58% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FE786B

.text { color: #FE786B; }
.background { background-color: #FE786B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FE786B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 120, 107); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 99%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FE786B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 120, 107, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FE786B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 120, 107, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FE786B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FE786B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6CF2FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FE786B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FE786B

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 #FE786B 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 #FE786B 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 #FE786B?

#FE786B is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 120, 107). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FE786B?

#FE786B is RGB 254, 120, 107 — HSL 5°, 99%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 58%, 0%.

What colors go with #FE786B?

Its complement is #6CF2FE; analogous partners are #FE6CA9 and #FEC16C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FE786B for text?

Black text on #FE786B has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.59:1.