Palettes / Colors / #FBBCBE

#FBBCBE — Pale Vivid Red

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

#FBBCBE 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 #BCFBF9; it also sits naturally between #FBBCDD and #FBD9BC. 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 74% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 24% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBBCBE

.text { color: #FBBCBE; }
.background { background-color: #FBBCBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBBCBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 188, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBBCBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 188, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBBCBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 188, 190, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCFBF9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBBCBE: #000000.

How #FBBCBE 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 #FBBCBE 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

← #FBBCBD  ·  #FBBCBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBBCBE?

#FBBCBE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 188, 190). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBBCBE?

#FBBCBE is RGB 251, 188, 190 — HSL 358°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 24%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBBCBE?

Its complement is #BCFBF9; analogous partners are #FBBCDD and #FBD9BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBBCBE for text?

Black text on #FBBCBE has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.