Palettes / Colors / #FBBBB8
#FBBBB8 — Pale Vivid Red
#FBBBB8 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 #FBBBB8 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.
#FBBBB8 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 #B7F7FB; it also sits naturally between #FBB7D5 and #FBDCB7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBBBB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 187, 184 |
| HSL | 3°, 89%, 85% |
| HSV | 3°, 27%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 25%, 27%, 2% |
| XYZ | 66.21, 59.51, 53.34 |
| Yxy | 59.51, 0.3697, 0.3323 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.57, 22.66, 10.56 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.14, 22.67, 9.14 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 73% · Blue 72%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 27% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBBBB8
.text { color: #FBBBB8; }
.background { background-color: #FBBBB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBBBB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 187, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 89%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBBBB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 187, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBBBB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 187, 184, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBBBB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBBBB8">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B7F7FB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.90:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBBBB8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBBBB8
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 #FBBBB8: ·
How #FBBBB8 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 #FBBBB8 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 #FBBBB8?
#FBBBB8 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 187, 184). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBBBB8?
#FBBBB8 is RGB 251, 187, 184 — HSL 3°, 89%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 27%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBBBB8?
Its complement is #B7F7FB; analogous partners are #FBB7D5 and #FBDCB7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBBBB8 for text?
Black text on #FBBBB8 has a contrast ratio of 12.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.