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#FBB2C2 — Pale Vivid Red

#FBB2C2 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 #FBB2C2 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.

#FBB2C2 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 #B1FBEB; it also sits naturally between #FBB1E6 and #FBC6B1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBB2C2 · RGB 251, 178, 194

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Color values

HEX#FBB2C2
RGB251, 178, 194
HSL347°, 90%, 84%
HSV347°, 29%, 98%
CMYK0%, 29%, 23%, 2%
XYZ65.44, 56.25, 58.45
Yxy56.25, 0.3633, 0.3122
CIE-Lab79.75, 28.78, 2.55
Hunter Lab75.00, 28.97, 2.29

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 70% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 23% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBB2C2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBB2C2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBB2C2

.text { color: #FBB2C2; }
.background { background-color: #FBB2C2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBB2C2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 178, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 90%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBB2C2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 178, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBB2C2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 178, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBB2C2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBB2C2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBB2C2

#F98BA3#F76484#F53D65#F31646#D50B37#AE092D#880723#610519#3A030F#130105

Tints of #FBB2C2

#FBB6C5#FBBBC9#FCC5D1#FCCAD5#FCCFD8#FDD3DC#FDD8E0#FDE2E8#FEE7EC#FEECF0

Tones of #FBB2C2

#F6B7C4#F0BCC7#EBC1CA#E6C6CD#E1CCD0#DCD1D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1FBEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.71:1 Fails
Against black text12.25:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBB2C2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBB2C2

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 #FBB2C2: ·

How #FBB2C2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDBBEDeuteranopia · #E0E5BDTritanopia · #F7BBBA

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBB2C2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 667bc6
#667BC6 · #FDFFD2 · #FFB4C2 · #DA7297
Candy Pop
#FF0A54 · #FF477E · #FF85A1 · #FFB3C6
Palette D6336c
#D6336C · #FF4081 · #FFB6C1 · #FFF5F8
Palette Ffab73
#FFAB73 · #FFD384 · #FFF9B0 · #FFAEC0
Palette Fe81d4
#FE81D4 · #FAACBF · #FBC3C1 · #FFEABB
Palette 9ed3dc
#9ED3DC · #FEFD99 · #FCB7C7 · #CA6180

Similar colors

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

#FFB4C2#FFB3C6#FFB6C1#FFAEC0#FAACBF#FCB7C7#F3B2C3#FFACC7#FFADBC#F3B6C2#F7B5CA#F4ABC4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBB2C1  ·  #FBB2C3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBB2C2?

#FBB2C2 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 178, 194). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBB2C2?

#FBB2C2 is RGB 251, 178, 194 — HSL 347°, 90%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 23%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBB2C2?

Its complement is #B1FBEB; analogous partners are #FBB1E6 and #FBC6B1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBB2C2 for text?

Black text on #FBB2C2 has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.