Palettes / Colors / #FBBBAE
#FBBBAE — Pale Vivid Red
#FBBBAE 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 #FBBBAE 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.
#FBBBAE 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 #ACEEFB; it also sits naturally between #FBACC7 and #FBE1AC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBBBAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 187, 174 |
| HSL | 10°, 91%, 83% |
| HSV | 10°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 25%, 31%, 2% |
| XYZ | 65.19, 59.11, 48.02 |
| Yxy | 59.11, 0.3783, 0.3430 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.35, 21.34, 15.61 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.88, 21.27, 13.09 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 73% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 31% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBBBAE
.text { color: #FBBBAE; }
.background { background-color: #FBBBAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBBBAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 187, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBBBAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 187, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBBBAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 187, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBBBAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBBBAE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FBBBAE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ACEEFB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.64:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.82:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBBBAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBBBAE
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 #FBBBAE: ·
How #FBBBAE 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 #FBBBAE 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 #FBBBAE?
#FBBBAE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 187, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBBBAE?
#FBBBAE is RGB 251, 187, 174 — HSL 10°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 31%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBBBAE?
Its complement is #ACEEFB; analogous partners are #FBACC7 and #FBE1AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBBBAE for text?
Black text on #FBBBAE has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.