Palettes / Colors / #FBB4B2

#FBB4B2 — Pale Vivid Red

#FBB4B2 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#FBB4B2 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 #B1F8FB; it also sits naturally between #FBB1D4 and #FBD9B1. 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 71% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 29% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBB4B2

.text { color: #FBB4B2; }
.background { background-color: #FBB4B2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBB4B2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 180, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 90%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBB4B2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 180, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBB4B2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 180, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBB4B2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBB4B2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1F8FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBB4B2: #000000.

How #FBB4B2 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 #FBB4B2 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

← #FBB4B1  ·  #FBB4B3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBB4B2?

#FBB4B2 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 180, 178). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBB4B2?

#FBB4B2 is RGB 251, 180, 178 — HSL 2°, 90%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 29%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBB4B2?

Its complement is #B1F8FB; analogous partners are #FBB1D4 and #FBD9B1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBB4B2 for text?

Black text on #FBB4B2 has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.