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#FBBBC6 — Pale Vivid Red

#FBBBC6 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 #FBBBC6 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.

#FBBBC6 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 #BCFBF0; it also sits naturally between #FBBCE6 and #FBD1BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBBBC6 · RGB 251, 187, 198

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Color values

HEX#FBBBC6
RGB251, 187, 198
HSL350°, 89%, 86%
HSV350°, 25%, 98%
CMYK0%, 25%, 21%, 2%
XYZ67.75, 60.13, 61.46
Yxy60.13, 0.3578, 0.3176
CIE-Lab81.91, 24.62, 3.52
Hunter Lab77.54, 24.78, 3.18

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 73% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 21% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBBBC6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBBBC6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBBBC6

.text { color: #FBBBC6; }
.background { background-color: #FBBBC6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBBBC6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 187, 198); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBBBC6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 187, 198, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBBBC6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 187, 198, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBBBC6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBBBC6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBBBC6

#F995A6#F76E85#F44361#F21C40#D90D2F#B20A26#8C081E#600615#3A030C#130104

Tints of #FBBBC6

#FBC0CA#FCC5CE#FCCAD2#FCCFD6#FCD4DA#FDD8DE#FDDDE3#FDE2E7#FEE7EB#FEECEF

Tones of #FBBBC6

#F6C0C9#F2C4CC#EEC9CF#E9CED2#E4D2D5#E0D7D8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCFBF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.61:1 Fails
Against black text13.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBBBC6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBBBC6

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FBBBC6: ·

How #FBBBC6 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DFDFC3Deuteranopia · #E3E8C3Tritanopia · #F8C1C1

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBBBC6 rather than the exact color:

Palette 9ed3dc
#9ED3DC · #FEFD99 · #FCB7C7 · #CA6180
Palette Ffeecc
#FFEECC · #FFDDCC · #FFCCCC · #FEBBCC
Palette Ffbbcc
#FFBBCC · #FFCCCC · #FFDDCC · #FFEECC
Palette 0e3150
#0E3150 · #6DC9C8 · #FFC0C2 · #F7E9E3
Palette Ccf6c8
#CCF6C8 · #FAFCC2 · #F6D6AD · #F9C0C0
Palette D6336c
#D6336C · #FF4081 · #FFB6C1 · #FFF5F8

Similar colors

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

#FCB7C7#FEBBCC#FFBBCC#FFC0C2#F9C0C0#FFB6C1#F7B5CA#F3BCC8#FFB3C6#FFBFBF#FFB4C2#FBC3C1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBBBC5  ·  #FBBBC7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBBBC6?

#FBBBC6 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 187, 198). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBBBC6?

#FBBBC6 is RGB 251, 187, 198 — HSL 350°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 21%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBBBC6?

Its complement is #BCFBF0; analogous partners are #FBBCE6 and #FBD1BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBBBC6 for text?

Black text on #FBBBC6 has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.