Palettes / Colors / #FAB9B2
#FAB9B2 — Pale Vivid Red
#FAB9B2 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 #FAB9B2 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.
#FAB9B2 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 #B2F3FA; it also sits naturally between #FAB2CF and #FADDB2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAB9B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 185, 178 |
| HSL | 6°, 88%, 84% |
| HSV | 6°, 29%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 26%, 29%, 2% |
| XYZ | 64.81, 58.24, 49.94 |
| Yxy | 58.24, 0.3746, 0.3366 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.87, 22.54, 12.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.31, 22.47, 10.86 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 73% · Blue 70%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 29% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FAB9B2
.text { color: #FAB9B2; }
.background { background-color: #FAB9B2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAB9B2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 185, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 88%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAB9B2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 185, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAB9B2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 185, 178, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAB9B2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAB9B2">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FAB9B2
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Tones of #FAB9B2
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B2F3FA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.66:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAB9B2: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAB9B2
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FAB9B2: ·
How #FAB9B2 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 #FAB9B2 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FAB9B2?
#FAB9B2 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 185, 178). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAB9B2?
#FAB9B2 is RGB 250, 185, 178 — HSL 6°, 88%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 29%, 2%.
What colors go with #FAB9B2?
Its complement is #B2F3FA; analogous partners are #FAB2CF and #FADDB2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAB9B2 for text?
Black text on #FAB9B2 has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.