Palettes / Colors / #FBBBBB

#FBBBBB — Pale Vivid Red

#FBBBBB is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#FBBBBB 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 #BCFBFB; it also sits naturally between #FBBCDB and #FBDBBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 73% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 25% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FBBBBB

.text { color: #FBBBBB; }
.background { background-color: #FBBBBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBBBBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 187, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBBBBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 187, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBBBBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 187, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBBBBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBBBBB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBBBBB

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Tones of #FBBBBB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCFBFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBBBBB: #000000.

How #FBBBBB 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 #FBBBBB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBBBBA  ·  #FBBBBC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBBBBB?

#FBBBBB is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 187, 187). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBBBBB?

#FBBBBB is RGB 251, 187, 187 — HSL 0°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 25%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBBBBB?

Its complement is #BCFBFB; analogous partners are #FBBCDB and #FBDBBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBBBBB for text?

Black text on #FBBBBB has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.