Palettes / Colors / #FBBCE5
#FBBCE5 — Pale Vivid Pink
#FBBCE5 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 #FBBCE5 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.
#FBBCE5 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 #BCFBD2; it also sits naturally between #F2BCFB and #FBBCC5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBBCE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 188, 229 |
| HSL | 321°, 89%, 86% |
| HSV | 321°, 25%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 25%, 9%, 2% |
| XYZ | 71.91, 62.13, 82.33 |
| Yxy | 62.13, 0.3323, 0.2872 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.98, 28.95, -11.55 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.82, 29.57, -11.47 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 74% · Blue 90%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 9% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBBCE5
.text { color: #FBBCE5; }
.background { background-color: #FBBCE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBBCE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 188, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(321, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBBCE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 188, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBBCE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 188, 229, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBBCE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBBCE5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FBBCE5
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Tones of #FBBCE5
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCFBD2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.43:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBBCE5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBBCE5
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 #FBBCE5: ·
How #FBBCE5 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 #FBBCE5 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 #FBBCE5?
#FBBCE5 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 251, 188, 229). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBBCE5?
#FBBCE5 is RGB 251, 188, 229 — HSL 321°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 9%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBBCE5?
Its complement is #BCFBD2; analogous partners are #F2BCFB and #FBBCC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBBCE5 for text?
Black text on #FBBCE5 has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.