Palettes / Colors / #FF866F

#FF866F — Light Vivid Red

#FF866F 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 #FF866F 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.

#FF866F 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 #70E7FF; it also sits naturally between #FF70A0 and #FFCF70. 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 53% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 56% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF866F

.text { color: #FF866F; }
.background { background-color: #FF866F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF866F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 134, 111); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 100%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF866F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 134, 111, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF866F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 134, 111, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF866F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF866F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #70E7FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF866F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF866F

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 #FF866F 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 #FF866F 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

← #FF866E  ·  #FF8670 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF866F?

#FF866F is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 134, 111). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF866F?

#FF866F is RGB 255, 134, 111 — HSL 10°, 100%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 47%, 56%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF866F?

Its complement is #70E7FF; analogous partners are #FF70A0 and #FFCF70. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF866F for text?

Black text on #FF866F has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.36:1.