Palettes / Colors / #FBBBED
#FBBBED — Pale Vivid Pink
#FBBBED is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FBBBED 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.
#FBBBED is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #BCFBC9; it also sits naturally between #E9BCFB and #FBBCCE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBBBED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 187, 237 |
| HSL | 313°, 89%, 86% |
| HSV | 313°, 25%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 25%, 6%, 2% |
| XYZ | 72.84, 62.16, 88.28 |
| Yxy | 62.16, 0.3262, 0.2784 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.00, 30.83, -15.80 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.84, 31.64, -16.08 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 73% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBBBED
.text { color: #FBBBED; }
.background { background-color: #FBBBED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBBBED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 187, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBBBED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 187, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBBBED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 187, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBBBED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBBBED">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FBBBED
Tints of #FBBBED
Tones of #FBBBED
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCFBC9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.43:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBBBED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBBBED
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 #FBBBED: ·
How #FBBBED 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 #FBBBED 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 #FBBBED?
#FBBBED is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 251, 187, 237). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBBBED?
#FBBBED is RGB 251, 187, 237 — HSL 313°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 6%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBBBED?
Its complement is #BCFBC9; analogous partners are #E9BCFB and #FBBCCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBBBED for text?
Black text on #FBBBED has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.