Palettes / Colors / #FF5280

#FF5280 — Light Vivid Pink

#FF5280 is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: salmon (#FA8072) — not an exact match. CSS salmon gives you #FA8072, a different color; use #FF5280 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.

#FF5280 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #52FFD1; it also sits naturally between #FF52D7 and #FF7A52. 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 32% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 50% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF5280

.text { color: #FF5280; }
.background { background-color: #FF5280; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF5280; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 82, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(344, 100%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF5280; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 82, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF5280; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 82, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF5280">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF5280">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #52FFD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF5280: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF5280

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 #FF5280 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 #FF5280 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

← #FF527F  ·  #FF5281 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF5280?

#FF5280 is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 82, 128). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF5280?

#FF5280 is RGB 255, 82, 128 — HSL 344°, 100%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 68%, 50%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF5280?

Its complement is #52FFD1; analogous partners are #FF52D7 and #FF7A52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF5280 for text?

Black text on #FF5280 has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.10:1.