Palettes / Colors / #FAB3CD

#FAB3CD — Pale Vivid Pink

#FAB3CD is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FAB3CD 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.

#FAB3CD is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B2FAE0; it also sits naturally between #FAB2F1 and #FABCB2. 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 70% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 18% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAB3CD

.text { color: #FAB3CD; }
.background { background-color: #FAB3CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAB3CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 179, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(338, 88%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAB3CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 179, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAB3CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 179, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAB3CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAB3CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2FAE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAB3CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAB3CD

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 #FAB3CD 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 #FAB3CD 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

← #FAB3CC  ·  #FAB3CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAB3CD?

#FAB3CD is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 179, 205). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAB3CD?

#FAB3CD is RGB 250, 179, 205 — HSL 338°, 88%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 18%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAB3CD?

Its complement is #B2FAE0; analogous partners are #FAB2F1 and #FABCB2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAB3CD for text?

Black text on #FAB3CD has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.