Palettes / Colors / #FF949F

#FF949F — Light Vivid Red

#FF949F is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightSalmon (#FFA07A). It belongs to the red family.

#FF949F 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 #94FFF4; it also sits naturally between #FF94D4 and #FFBF94. 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 #FF949F

.text { color: #FF949F; }
.background { background-color: #FF949F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF949F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 148, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 100%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF949F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 148, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF949F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 148, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF949F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF949F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #94FFF4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF949F: #000000.

How #FF949F 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 #FF949F 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

← #FF949E  ·  #FF94A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF949F?

#FF949F is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 148, 159). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF949F?

#FF949F is RGB 255, 148, 159 — HSL 354°, 100%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 38%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF949F?

Its complement is #94FFF4; analogous partners are #FF94D4 and #FFBF94. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF949F for text?

Black text on #FF949F has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.