Palettes / Colors / #FBADE3

#FBADE3 — Pale Vivid Pink

#FBADE3 is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FBADE3 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.

#FBADE3 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ACFBC4; it also sits naturally between #EBACFB and #FBACBC. 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 68% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 10% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FBADE3

.text { color: #FBADE3; }
.background { background-color: #FBADE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBADE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 173, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(318, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBADE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 173, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBADE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 173, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBADE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBADE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBADE3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACFBC4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBADE3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBADE3

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:

How #FBADE3 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 #FBADE3 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBADE2  ·  #FBADE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBADE3?

#FBADE3 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 251, 173, 227). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBADE3?

#FBADE3 is RGB 251, 173, 227 — HSL 318°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 10%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBADE3?

Its complement is #ACFBC4; analogous partners are #EBACFB and #FBACBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBADE3 for text?

Black text on #FBADE3 has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.