Palettes / Colors / #FB899F
#FB899F — Light Vivid Red
#FB899F is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color HotPink (#FF69B4). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: hotpink (#FF69B4) — not an exact match. CSS hotpink gives you #FF69B4, a different color; use #FB899F 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.
#FB899F is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #89FBE4; it also sits naturally between #FB89D9 and #FBAB89. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FB899F |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 137, 159 |
| HSL | 348°, 93%, 76% |
| HSV | 348°, 45%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 45%, 37%, 2% |
| XYZ | 54.99, 40.90, 37.80 |
| Yxy | 40.90, 0.4113, 0.3060 |
| CIE-Lab | 70.11, 45.47, 7.90 |
| Hunter Lab | 63.96, 45.68, 6.49 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 54% · Blue 62%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 37% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FB899F
.text { color: #FB899F; }
.background { background-color: #FB899F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FB899F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 137, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 93%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FB899F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 137, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FB899F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 137, 159, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FB899F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FB899F">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #89FBE4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.29:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FB899F: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FB899F
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 #FB899F: ·
How #FB899F 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 #FB899F 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 #FB899F?
#FB899F is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 137, 159). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FB899F?
#FB899F is RGB 251, 137, 159 — HSL 348°, 93%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 45%, 37%, 2%.
What colors go with #FB899F?
Its complement is #89FBE4; analogous partners are #FB89D9 and #FBAB89. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FB899F for text?
Black text on #FB899F has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.