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#FBB2A2 — Light Vivid Red

#FBB2A2 is a red color we call Light 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 #FBB2A2 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.

#FBB2A2 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 #A2EBFB; it also sits naturally between #FBA2BE and #FBDFA2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBB2A2 · RGB 251, 178, 162

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Color values

HEX#FBB2A2
RGB251, 178, 162
HSL11°, 92%, 81%
HSV11°, 35%, 98%
CMYK0%, 29%, 35%, 2%
XYZ62.23, 54.96, 41.51
Yxy54.96, 0.3921, 0.3463
CIE-Lab79.02, 24.60, 18.80
Hunter Lab74.13, 24.43, 15.22

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 70% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 35% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBB2A2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBB2A2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBB2A2

.text { color: #FBB2A2; }
.background { background-color: #FBB2A2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBB2A2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 178, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 92%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBB2A2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 178, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBB2A2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 178, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBB2A2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBB2A2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBB2A2

#F9927B#F87659#F65531#F5350A#D32E09#AB2507#841D06#5D1404#3B0D02#140401

Tints of #FBB2A2

#FCBAAC#FCBEB1#FCC6BA#FCCBBF#FDD3C9#FDD7CE#FDDFD8#FEE3DD#FEEBE7#FEEFEB

Tones of #FBB2A2

#F5B6A8#EFBAAF#E8BEB5#E1C3BC#DBC7C2#D5CBC8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2EBFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.75:1 Fails
Against black text11.99:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBB2A2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBB2A2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FBB2A2: ·

How #FBB2A2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DBDBA6Deuteranopia · #E0E5A7Tritanopia · #F7A9AA

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBB2A2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fcffc1
#FCFFC1 · #FFE893 · #FBB4A5 · #FB9EC6
Palette Ffcdb2
#FFCDB2 · #FFB4A2 · #E5989B · #B5828C
Palette 9adcff
#9ADCFF · #FFF89A · #FFB2A6 · #FF8AAE
Palette Ffb6a6
#FFB6A6 · #FFEBD3 · #9BCEC1 · #67A2C5
Palette C7db9c
#C7DB9C · #FFF0BD · #FDAB9E · #E50046
Palette A8e6cf
#A8E6CF · #DCEDC1 · #FFD3B6 · #FFAAA5

Similar colors

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

#FBB4A5#FFB4A2#FFB2A6#FFB6A6#FDAB9E#FFAAA5#FFAAA6#FFB399#FAB2AC#FFAAA7#FFB4AC#F5B89B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBB2A1  ·  #FBB2A3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBB2A2?

#FBB2A2 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 178, 162). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBB2A2?

#FBB2A2 is RGB 251, 178, 162 — HSL 11°, 92%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 35%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBB2A2?

Its complement is #A2EBFB; analogous partners are #FBA2BE and #FBDFA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBB2A2 for text?

Black text on #FBB2A2 has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.