Palettes / Colors / #FF949D

#FF949D — Light Vivid Red

#FF949D is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightSalmon (#FFA07A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightsalmon (#FFA07A) — not an exact match. CSS lightsalmon gives you #FFA07A, a different color; use #FF949D 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.

#FF949D is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #94FFF6; it also sits naturally between #FF94D2 and #FFC194. 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 58% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 38% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF949D

.text { color: #FF949D; }
.background { background-color: #FF949D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF949D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 148, 157); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 100%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF949D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 148, 157, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF949D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 148, 157, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF949D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF949D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #94FFF6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF949D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF949D

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 #FF949D 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 #FF949D 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

← #FF949C  ·  #FF949E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF949D?

#FF949D is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 148, 157). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF949D?

#FF949D is RGB 255, 148, 157 — HSL 355°, 100%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 38%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF949D?

Its complement is #94FFF6; analogous partners are #FF94D2 and #FFC194. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF949D for text?

Black text on #FF949D has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.