Palettes / Colors / #FBB6BD
#FBB6BD — Pale Vivid Red
#FBB6BD 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 #FBB6BD 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.
#FBB6BD 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 #B6FBF4; it also sits naturally between #FBB6E0 and #FBD2B6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBB6BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 182, 189 |
| HSL | 354°, 90%, 85% |
| HSV | 354°, 27%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 27%, 25%, 2% |
| XYZ | 65.70, 57.64, 55.81 |
| Yxy | 57.64, 0.3667, 0.3217 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.54, 25.97, 6.39 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.92, 26.06, 5.64 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 71% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 25% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBB6BD
.text { color: #FBB6BD; }
.background { background-color: #FBB6BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBB6BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 182, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 90%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBB6BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 182, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBB6BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 182, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBB6BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBB6BD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B6FBF4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.68:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.53:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBB6BD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBB6BD
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 #FBB6BD: ·
How #FBB6BD 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 #FBB6BD 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 #FBB6BD?
#FBB6BD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 182, 189). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBB6BD?
#FBB6BD is RGB 251, 182, 189 — HSL 354°, 90%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 25%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBB6BD?
Its complement is #B6FBF4; analogous partners are #FBB6E0 and #FBD2B6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBB6BD for text?
Black text on #FBB6BD has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.