Palettes / Colors / #FBB6EA
#FBB6EA — Pale Vivid Pink
#FBB6EA is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FBB6EA 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.
#FBB6EA is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #B6FBC8; it also sits naturally between #EAB6FB and #FBB6C8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBB6EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 182, 234 |
| HSL | 315°, 90%, 85% |
| HSV | 315°, 27%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 27%, 7%, 2% |
| XYZ | 71.36, 59.91, 85.64 |
| Yxy | 59.91, 0.3290, 0.2762 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.79, 32.95, -16.02 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.40, 33.79, -16.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 71% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 7% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBB6EA
.text { color: #FBB6EA; }
.background { background-color: #FBB6EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBB6EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 182, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(315, 90%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBB6EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 182, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBB6EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 182, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBB6EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBB6EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B6FBC8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.62:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBB6EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBB6EA
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 #FBB6EA: ·
How #FBB6EA 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 #FBB6EA 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 #FBB6EA?
#FBB6EA is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 251, 182, 234). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBB6EA?
#FBB6EA is RGB 251, 182, 234 — HSL 315°, 90%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 7%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBB6EA?
Its complement is #B6FBC8; analogous partners are #EAB6FB and #FBB6C8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBB6EA for text?
Black text on #FBB6EA has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.