Palettes / Colors / #F3BBAE

#F3BBAE — Pale Red

#F3BBAE is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#F3BBAE 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 #AFE7F3; it also sits naturally between #F3AFC5 and #F3DEAF. 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 95% · Green 73% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 28% · Key 5%

Previews

CSS code for #F3BBAE

.text { color: #F3BBAE; }
.background { background-color: #F3BBAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F3BBAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(243, 187, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 74%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F3BBAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(243, 187, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F3BBAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(243, 187, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F3BBAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F3BBAE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFE7F3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F3BBAE: #000000.

How #F3BBAE 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 #F3BBAE

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F3BBAD  ·  #F3BBAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F3BBAE?

#F3BBAE is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 243, 187, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F3BBAE?

#F3BBAE is RGB 243, 187, 174 — HSL 11°, 74%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 28%, 5%.

What colors go with #F3BBAE?

Its complement is #AFE7F3; analogous partners are #F3AFC5 and #F3DEAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F3BBAE for text?

Black text on #F3BBAE has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.