Color

#FD6666

Light vivid warm red. Nearest reference color: Tomato.

RGB

0–255

253

102

CMYK

0–100%

59.68%

0.78%

RGB describes how #FD6666 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 253, green 102 and blue 102.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 59.68%, yellow 59.68% and black 0.78%.

HSL values

H 0° S 97.42% L 69.61%

In the HSL color model, #FD6666 has a hue of 0°, 97.42% saturation and 69.61% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#FD6666 is a light, warm red with vivid chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Vivid

Color formats

Copy #FD6666 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #FD6666

RGB rgb(253, 102, 102)

HSL hsl(0 97.42% 69.61%)

OKLCH oklch(0.701467 0.185054 23.1248)

CSS --color: #FD6666;

Tints of #FD6666

Tints are lighter variations of #FD6666. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFE8E7 #FFCCC8 #FFADA8 #FF8C87 #FD6666

Shades of #FD6666

Shades are darker variations of #FD6666. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#FD6666 #C9343C #8F0019 #4D0009 #140001

Tones of #FD6666

Tones reduce the chroma of #FD6666, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#FD6666 #EC7673 #D9847F #C58F8B #B09997

Tonal range of #FD6666

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #FD6666 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFE8E7 #FFCCC8 #FFADA8 #FF8C87 #FD6666 #C9343C #8F0019 #4D0009 #140001

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFE8E7;
    --color-200: #FFCCC8;
    --color-300: #FFADA8;
    --color-400: #FF8C87;
    --color-500: #FD6666;
    --color-600: #C9343C;
    --color-700: #8F0019;
    --color-800: #4D0009;
    --color-900: #140001;
}

Colors that go with #FD6666

Color harmonies for #FD6666 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#FD6666 #00B4C0

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#F265A8 #FD6666 #F17900

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#FD6666 #4ABB48 #6A9CFF

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#FD6666 #00B997 #00ACEA

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#FD6666 #A0A800 #00B4C0 #A586FF

CSS gradients with #FD6666

These gradients show how #FD6666 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#FD6666 #FF938E #FFBAB5 #FFDDDB #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #FD6666, #FF938E, #FFBAB5, #FFDDDB, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#FD6666 #AC4343 #622323 #210707 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #FD6666, #AC4343, #622323, #210707, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#FD6666 #E070C3 #A48AF4 #52A5EF #00B4C0

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #FD6666, #E070C3, #A48AF4, #52A5EF, #00B4C0);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #FD6666. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.89:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

7.27:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.3134 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #FD6666 as the background.

background-color: #FD6666;
color: #000000;

Using #FD6666 in design

See how #FD6666 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#FD6666 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #FD6666 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#FFCCC8

#FD6666

#4D0009

Colors similar to #FD6666

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #FD6666, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#FF9691 #E04B4E #FF6464 #EE7572 #FB647D #FC6A4C #FF7C8E #EE5D40

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #FD6666 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #8C8465 Deuteranopia #B2A462 Tritanopia #FF4967

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #FD6666 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 47.662
Y: 31.3509
Z: 16.1093

CIELAB

L*: 62.8027
a*: 57.5686
b*: 30.0871

OKLab

L: 0.701467
a: 0.170186
b: 0.072677

OKLCH

L: 0.701467
C: 0.185054
H: 23.1248°