Palettes / Colors / #FBABAC
#FBABAC — Pale Vivid Red
#FBABAC is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
#FBABAC 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 #ACFBFA; it also sits naturally between #FBACD5 and #FBD2AC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBABAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 171, 172 |
| HSL | 359°, 91%, 83% |
| HSV | 359°, 32%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 32%, 31%, 2% |
| XYZ | 61.79, 52.61, 45.93 |
| Yxy | 52.61, 0.3854, 0.3281 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.65, 29.50, 11.47 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.54, 29.46, 9.64 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 67% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 31% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBABAC
.text { color: #FBABAC; }
.background { background-color: #FBABAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBABAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 171, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBABAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 171, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBABAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 171, 172, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBABAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBABAC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ACFBFA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.82:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.52:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBABAC: #000000.
How #FBABAC 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 #FBABAC 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 #FBABAC?
#FBABAC is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 171, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBABAC?
#FBABAC is RGB 251, 171, 172 — HSL 359°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 31%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBABAC?
Its complement is #ACFBFA; analogous partners are #FBACD5 and #FBD2AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBABAC for text?
Black text on #FBABAC has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.