Palettes / Colors / #FAABA1

#FAABA1 — Light Vivid Red

#FAABA1 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FAABA1 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.

#FAABA1 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 #A3F0FA; it also sits naturally between #FAA3C4 and #FAD9A3. 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 98% · Green 67% · Blue 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 36% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAABA1

.text { color: #FAABA1; }
.background { background-color: #FAABA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAABA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 171, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 90%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAABA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 171, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAABA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 171, 161, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAABA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAABA1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3F0FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAABA1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAABA1

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 #FAABA1 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 #FAABA1 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAABA1?

#FAABA1 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 171, 161). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAABA1?

#FAABA1 is RGB 250, 171, 161 — HSL 7°, 90%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 36%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAABA1?

Its complement is #A3F0FA; analogous partners are #FAA3C4 and #FAD9A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAABA1 for text?

Black text on #FAABA1 has a contrast ratio of 11.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.