Palettes / Colors / #FBBABE
#FBBABE — Pale Vivid Red
#FBBABE 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 #FBBABE 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.
#FBBABE 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 #BCFBF7; it also sits naturally between #FBBCE0 and #FBD7BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBBABE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 186, 190 |
| HSL | 356°, 89%, 86% |
| HSV | 356°, 26%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 26%, 24%, 2% |
| XYZ | 66.64, 59.34, 56.66 |
| Yxy | 59.34, 0.3649, 0.3249 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.48, 24.01, 7.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.04, 24.08, 6.36 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 73% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 24% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBBABE
.text { color: #FBBABE; }
.background { background-color: #FBBABE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBBABE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 186, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBBABE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 186, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBBABE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 186, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBBABE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBBABE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FBBABE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCFBF7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.87:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBBABE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBBABE
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 #FBBABE: ·
How #FBBABE 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 #FBBABE 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 #FBBABE?
#FBBABE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 186, 190). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBBABE?
#FBBABE is RGB 251, 186, 190 — HSL 356°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 24%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBBABE?
Its complement is #BCFBF7; analogous partners are #FBBCE0 and #FBD7BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBBABE for text?
Black text on #FBBABE has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.