Palettes / Colors / #FBABAB

#FBABAB — Pale Vivid Red

#FBABAB is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#FBABAB 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 #ACFBFB; it also sits naturally between #FBACD4 and #FBD4AC. 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 67% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 32% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #FBABAB

.text { color: #FBABAB; }
.background { background-color: #FBABAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBABAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 171, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBABAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 171, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBABAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 171, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FBABAB

Tints of #FBABAB

Tones of #FBABAB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACFBFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBABAB: #000000.

How #FBABAB 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 #FBABAB or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBABAB?

#FBABAB is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 171, 171). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBABAB?

#FBABAB is RGB 251, 171, 171 — HSL 0°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 32%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBABAB?

Its complement is #ACFBFB; analogous partners are #FBACD4 and #FBD4AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBABAB for text?

Black text on #FBABAB has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.