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#FBBCB2 — Pale Vivid Red

#FBBCB2 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 #FBBCB2 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.

#FBBCB2 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 #B1F1FB; it also sits naturally between #FBB1CC and #FBE0B1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBBCB2 · RGB 251, 188, 178

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Color values

HEX#FBBCB2
RGB251, 188, 178
HSL8°, 90%, 84%
HSV8°, 29%, 98%
CMYK0%, 25%, 29%, 2%
XYZ65.80, 59.69, 50.17
Yxy59.69, 0.3746, 0.3398
CIE-Lab81.67, 21.33, 13.92
Hunter Lab77.26, 21.29, 11.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 74% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 29% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBBCB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBBCB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBBCB2

.text { color: #FBBCB2; }
.background { background-color: #FBBCB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBBCB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 188, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 90%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBBCB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 188, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBBCB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 188, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBBCB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBBCB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBBCB2

#F9998B#F77864#F5563D#F33416#D5260B#AE1F09#881807#611105#3A0A03#130301

Tints of #FBBCB2

#FBC0B6#FBC4BB#FCCCC5#FCD0CA#FCD5CF#FDD9D3#FDDDD8#FDE6E2#FEEAE7#FEEEEC

Tones of #FBBCB2

#F6BFB7#F0C3BC#EBC7C1#E6CBC6#E1CECC#DCD2D1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1F1FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.62:1 Fails
Against black text12.94:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBBCB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBBCB2

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 #FBBCB2: ·

How #FBBCB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0DFB4Deuteranopia · #E3E8B5Tritanopia · #F8B6B7

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 #FBBCB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 010059
#010059 · #107595 · #FDBFB3 · #FCF594
Palette Fde5ec
#FDE5EC · #FCBAAD · #E48586 · #916DB3
Palette Dddddd
#DDDDDD · #FAB7B7 · #F5A8A8 · #E19999
Palette 194350
#194350 · #FF8882 · #FFC2B4 · #9DBEB9
Palette Fdffbc
#FDFFBC · #FFEEBB · #FFDCB8 · #FFC1B6
Palette 96c291
#96C291 · #FFDBAA · #FFB7B7 · #F4EEEE

Similar colors

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

#FDBFB3#FCBAAD#FAB7B7#FFC2B4#FFC1B6#FFB7B7#F8C3AF#FFB6B6#F9C0AB#FFB9B9#F8C4B4#F3BBAE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBBCB1  ·  #FBBCB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBBCB2?

#FBBCB2 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 188, 178). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBBCB2?

#FBBCB2 is RGB 251, 188, 178 — HSL 8°, 90%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 29%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBBCB2?

Its complement is #B1F1FB; analogous partners are #FBB1CC and #FBE0B1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBBCB2 for text?

Black text on #FBBCB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.