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#FF386B — Vivid Red

#FF386B is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color DeepPink (#FF1493). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deeppink (#FF1493) — not an exact match. CSS deeppink gives you #FF1493, a different color; use #FF386B 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.

#FF386B 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 #38FFCD; it also sits naturally between #FF38CD and #FF6A38. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FF386B · RGB 255, 56, 107

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Color values

HEX#FF386B
RGB255, 56, 107
HSL345°, 100%, 61%
HSV345°, 78%, 100%
CMYK0%, 78%, 58%, 0%
XYZ45.31, 25.15, 16.38
Yxy25.15, 0.5218, 0.2896
CIE-Lab57.22, 74.98, 19.88
Hunter Lab50.15, 77.39, 13.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 22% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 58% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FF386B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FF386B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FF386B

.text { color: #FF386B; }
.background { background-color: #FF386B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF386B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 56, 107); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 100%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF386B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 56, 107, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF386B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 56, 107, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF386B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF386B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF386B

#FF1A53#FF0040#E00038#C20030#A8002A#8A0022#6B001B#4D0013#33000D#140005

Tints of #FF386B

#FF4D79#FF5C85#FF7094#FF809F#FF94AF#FFA3BA#FFB8C9#FFC7D5#FFDBE4#FFEBF0

Tones of #FF386B

#F14671#E25578#D4637F#C67186#B87F8D#A98E95

Color harmonies

Complementary — #38FFCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.48:1 AA large only
Against black text6.03:1 AA

Best text color on #FF386B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF386B

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FF386B: ·

How #FF386B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #A9A75FDeuteranopia · #B4C35CTritanopia · #F55553

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:

Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5EMaterial Pink 500 · #E91E63Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FF386B rather than the exact color:

Palette 120078
#120078 · #9D0191 · #FD3A69 · #FECD1A
Palette 00b8a9
#00B8A9 · #F8F3D4 · #F6416C · #FFDE7D
Palette 08d9d6
#08D9D6 · #252A34 · #FF2E63 · #EAEAEA
Vivid Petal
#2C260E · #25FCD6 · #FA2C6C · #FB2CFB
Electric Ruby Monsoon
#263215 · #52FCA3 · #F73F2B · #FE4669
Velvet Terrace
#152E0F · #FB4EBD · #FC4668 · #3368FC

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FD3A69#F6416C#FF2E63#FA2C6C#FE4669#FC4668#FF2865#FF4B68#F34573#FC445C#F73859#FF407D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FF386A  ·  #FF386C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF386B?

#FF386B is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 56, 107). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF386B?

#FF386B is RGB 255, 56, 107 — HSL 345°, 100%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 58%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF386B?

Its complement is #38FFCD; analogous partners are #FF38CD and #FF6A38. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF386B for text?

Black text on #FF386B has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.48:1.