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#FAB2BF — Pale Vivid Red

#FAB2BF is a red color we call Pale 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 #FAB2BF 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.

#FAB2BF 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 #B2FAED; it also sits naturally between #FAB2E3 and #FAC9B2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAB2BF · RGB 250, 178, 191

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Color values

HEX#FAB2BF
RGB250, 178, 191
HSL349°, 88%, 84%
HSV349°, 29%, 98%
CMYK0%, 29%, 24%, 2%
XYZ64.75, 55.93, 56.67
Yxy55.93, 0.3651, 0.3153
CIE-Lab79.57, 28.00, 3.90
Hunter Lab74.78, 28.11, 3.48

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 70% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 24% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAB2BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAB2BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAB2BF

.text { color: #FAB2BF; }
.background { background-color: #FAB2BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAB2BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 178, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(349, 88%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAB2BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 178, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAB2BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 178, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAB2BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAB2BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAB2BF

#F88CA0#F56680#F33F60#F01940#D30D32#AD0B29#860920#600617#3A040E#130105

Tints of #FAB2BF

#FAB7C3#FBBCC7#FBC5CF#FCCAD3#FCCFD7#FCD4DB#FDD9DF#FDE2E7#FDE7EB#FEECEF

Tones of #FAB2BF

#F5B8C3#F0BCC6#EBC2C9#E6C7CC#E0CCD0#DCD1D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2FAED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.72:1 Fails
Against black text12.19:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAB2BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAB2BF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FAB2BF: ·

How #FAB2BF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DBDABCDeuteranopia · #DFE4BBTritanopia · #F6B9B9

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAB2BF rather than the exact color:

Palette Fe81d4
#FE81D4 · #FAACBF · #FBC3C1 · #FFEABB
Palette 667bc6
#667BC6 · #FDFFD2 · #FFB4C2 · #DA7297
Palette Ffab73
#FFAB73 · #FFD384 · #FFF9B0 · #FFAEC0
Palette D6336c
#D6336C · #FF4081 · #FFB6C1 · #FFF5F8
Palette 863a6f
#863A6F · #975C8D · #D989B5 · #FFADBC
Serene Orchard
#13CF9C · #6AF1B0 · #E7154F · #F3B2C3

Similar colors

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

#FAACBF#FFB4C2#FFAEC0#FFB6C1#FFADBC#F3B2C3#F3B6C2#FFB3C6#FFB6B9#FAB7B7#FCB7C7#F2AEBB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAB2BE  ·  #FAB2C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAB2BF?

#FAB2BF is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 178, 191). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAB2BF?

#FAB2BF is RGB 250, 178, 191 — HSL 349°, 88%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 24%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAB2BF?

Its complement is #B2FAED; analogous partners are #FAB2E3 and #FAC9B2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAB2BF for text?

Black text on #FAB2BF has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.