Palettes / Colors / #FBAEAE
#FBAEAE — Pale Vivid Red
#FBAEAE 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 #FBAEAE 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.
#FBAEAE 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.
Color values
| HEX | #FBAEAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 174, 174 |
| HSL | 0°, 91%, 83% |
| HSV | 0°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 31%, 31%, 2% |
| XYZ | 62.56, 53.84, 47.14 |
| Yxy | 53.84, 0.3825, 0.3292 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.37, 28.18, 11.40 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.37, 28.15, 9.63 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 68% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · 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 #FBAEAE
.text { color: #FBAEAE; }
.background { background-color: #FBAEAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBAEAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 174, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBAEAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 174, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBAEAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 174, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBAEAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBAEAE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ACFBFB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBAEAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBAEAE
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 #FBAEAE: ·
How #FBAEAE 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 #FBAEAE 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 #FBAEAE?
#FBAEAE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 174, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBAEAE?
#FBAEAE is RGB 251, 174, 174 — HSL 0°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 31%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBAEAE?
Its complement is #ACFBFB; analogous partners are #FBACD4 and #FBD4AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBAEAE for text?
Black text on #FBAEAE has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.