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#FBBFB4 — Pale Vivid Red

#FBBFB4 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 #FBBFB4 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.

#FBBFB4 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 #B6F1FB; it also sits naturally between #FBB6CE and #FBE3B6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBBFB4 · RGB 251, 191, 180

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Color values

HEX#FBBFB4
RGB251, 191, 180
HSL9°, 90%, 85%
HSV9°, 28%, 98%
CMYK0%, 24%, 28%, 2%
XYZ66.65, 61.07, 51.45
Yxy61.07, 0.3720, 0.3408
CIE-Lab82.41, 20.02, 13.90
Hunter Lab78.14, 19.98, 11.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 75% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 28% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBBFB4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBBFB4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBBFB4

.text { color: #FBBFB4; }
.background { background-color: #FBBFB4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBBFB4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 191, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 90%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBBFB4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 191, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBBFB4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 191, 180, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBBFB4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBBFB4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBBFB4

#F99F90#F77E69#F55D42#F33C1B#DA2A0B#AE2209#881A07#611305#3A0B03#130401

Tints of #FBBFB4

#FBC5BB#FCC9C0#FCCDC5#FCD1CA#FDDAD3#FDDED8#FDE2DD#FDE6E2#FEEAE7#FEEEEC

Tones of #FBBFB4

#F6C4BB#F1C8C0#ECCBC5#E8CECA#E3D2CF#DED5D4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B6F1FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.59:1 Fails
Against black text13.21:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBBFB4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBBFB4

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 #FBBFB4: ·

How #FBBFB4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E0B7Deuteranopia · #E5E9B7Tritanopia · #F8B9B9

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 #FBBFB4 rather than the exact color:

Palette 010059
#010059 · #107595 · #FDBFB3 · #FCF594
Palette Fdffbc
#FDFFBC · #FFEEBB · #FFDCB8 · #FFC1B6
Palette 194350
#194350 · #FF8882 · #FFC2B4 · #9DBEB9
Palette Ff8787
#FF8787 · #F8C4B4 · #E5EBB2 · #BCE29E
Palette Be8abf
#BE8ABF · #EA9ABB · #FEA5AD · #F8C3AF
Dreamy Ruby Orchard
#12BFD2 · #69C6F2 · #EB2A15 · #F4C3B4

Similar colors

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

#FDBFB3#FFC1B6#FFC2B4#F8C4B4#F8C3AF#F4C3B4#FEC7B4#FAB7B7#FCBAAD#FFB9B9#F9C0AB#FFBCBC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBBFB3  ·  #FBBFB5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBBFB4?

#FBBFB4 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 191, 180). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBBFB4?

#FBBFB4 is RGB 251, 191, 180 — HSL 9°, 90%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 28%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBBFB4?

Its complement is #B6F1FB; analogous partners are #FBB6CE and #FBE3B6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBBFB4 for text?

Black text on #FBBFB4 has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.