Palettes / Colors / #FF7A8A

#FF7A8A — Light Vivid Red

#FF7A8A is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the red family.

#FF7A8A 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 #7AFFF0; it also sits naturally between #FF7ACC and #FFAD7A. 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 48% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 46% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF7A8A

.text { color: #FF7A8A; }
.background { background-color: #FF7A8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF7A8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 122, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 100%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF7A8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 122, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF7A8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 122, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF7A8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF7A8A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF7A8A

Tints of #FF7A8A

Tones of #FF7A8A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7AFFF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF7A8A: #000000.

How #FF7A8A 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 #FF7A8A 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

← #FF7A89  ·  #FF7A8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF7A8A?

#FF7A8A is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 122, 138). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF7A8A?

#FF7A8A is RGB 255, 122, 138 — HSL 353°, 100%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 52%, 46%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF7A8A?

Its complement is #7AFFF0; analogous partners are #FF7ACC and #FFAD7A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF7A8A for text?

Black text on #FF7A8A has a contrast ratio of 8.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.50:1.