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#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.

#FAB9B2 · RGB 250, 185, 178

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Color values

HEX#FAB9B2
RGB250, 185, 178
HSL6°, 88%, 84%
HSV6°, 29%, 98%
CMYK0%, 26%, 29%, 2%
XYZ64.81, 58.24, 49.94
Yxy58.24, 0.3746, 0.3366
CIE-Lab80.87, 22.54, 12.77
Hunter Lab76.31, 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

Sample text in #FAB9B2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAB9B2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

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

#F8978C#F57466#F3513F#F02E19#D3210D#AD1B0B#861509#600F06#3A0904#130301

Tints of #FAB9B2

#FABEB7#FBC2BC#FBCBC5#FCCFCA#FCD4CF#FCD8D4#FDDCD9#FDE5E2#FDE9E7#FEEEEC

Tones of #FAB9B2

#F5BEB8#F0C2BC#EBC6C2#E6CAC7#E0CECC#DCD2D1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2F3FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.66:1 Fails
Against black text12.65:1 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:

100%
Sample heading text
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:

Protanopia · #DEDDB4Deuteranopia · #E2E7B4Tritanopia · #F7B5B5

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 #FAB9B2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Dddddd
#DDDDDD · #FAB7B7 · #F5A8A8 · #E19999
Palette Fde5ec
#FDE5EC · #FCBAAD · #E48586 · #916DB3
Palette 010059
#010059 · #107595 · #FDBFB3 · #FCF594
Palette Ffb6b6
#FFB6B6 · #FDE2E2 · #AACFCF · #679B9B
Palette F8b2b2
#F8B2B2 · #AF719D · #8B639B · #403D88
Palette 5eabd6
#5EABD6 · #FEFBC7 · #FFB4B4 · #E14434

Similar colors

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

#FAB7B7#FCBAAD#FDBFB3#FFB6B6#F8B2B2#FFB4B4#FFB7B7#FFB3B3#F6B2B2#F3BBAE#FFB2B2#FFB9B9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAB9B1  ·  #FAB9B3 →

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.