Palettes / Colors / #FBBBC4
#FBBBC4 — Pale Vivid Red
#FBBBC4 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 #FBBBC4 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.
#FBBBC4 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 #BCFBF3; it also sits naturally between #FBBCE4 and #FBD3BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBBBC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 187, 196 |
| HSL | 352°, 89%, 86% |
| HSV | 352°, 25%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 25%, 22%, 2% |
| XYZ | 67.52, 60.04, 60.25 |
| Yxy | 60.04, 0.3595, 0.3197 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.86, 24.33, 4.52 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.48, 24.47, 4.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 73% · Blue 77%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 22% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBBBC4
.text { color: #FBBBC4; }
.background { background-color: #FBBBC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBBBC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 187, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBBBC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 187, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBBBC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 187, 196, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBBBC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBBBC4">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCFBF3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.61:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.01:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBBBC4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBBBC4
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 #FBBBC4: ·
How #FBBBC4 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 #FBBBC4 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 #FBBBC4?
#FBBBC4 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 187, 196). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBBBC4?
#FBBBC4 is RGB 251, 187, 196 — HSL 352°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 22%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBBBC4?
Its complement is #BCFBF3; analogous partners are #FBBCE4 and #FBD3BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBBBC4 for text?
Black text on #FBBBC4 has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.