Palettes / Colors / #FF696A

#FF696A — Light Vivid Red

#FF696A is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the red family.

#FF696A 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 #6BFFFF; it also sits naturally between #FF6BB5 and #FFB56B. 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 41% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 58% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF696A

.text { color: #FF696A; }
.background { background-color: #FF696A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF696A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 105, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(360, 100%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF696A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 105, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF696A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 105, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF696A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF696A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF696A

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Tones of #FF696A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6BFFFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF696A: #000000.

How #FF696A 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 #FF696A 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

← #FF6969  ·  #FF696B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF696A?

#FF696A is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 105, 106). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF696A?

#FF696A is RGB 255, 105, 106 — HSL 360°, 100%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 58%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF696A?

Its complement is #6BFFFF; analogous partners are #FF6BB5 and #FFB56B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF696A for text?

Black text on #FF696A has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.81:1.