Palettes / Colors / #FBBFB8
#FBBFB8 — Pale Vivid Red
#FBBFB8 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 #FBBFB8 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.
#FBBFB8 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 #B7F4FB; it also sits naturally between #FBB7D2 and #FBE0B7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBBFB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 191, 184 |
| HSL | 6°, 89%, 85% |
| HSV | 6°, 27%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 24%, 27%, 2% |
| XYZ | 67.07, 61.23, 53.63 |
| Yxy | 61.23, 0.3686, 0.3366 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.50, 20.55, 11.88 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.25, 20.55, 10.26 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 75% · Blue 72%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 27% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBBFB8
.text { color: #FBBFB8; }
.background { background-color: #FBBFB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBBFB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 191, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 89%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBBFB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 191, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBBFB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 191, 184, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBBFB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBBFB8">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B7F4FB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.25:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBBFB8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBBFB8
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 #FBBFB8: ·
How #FBBFB8 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 #FBBFB8 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 #FBBFB8?
#FBBFB8 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 191, 184). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBBFB8?
#FBBFB8 is RGB 251, 191, 184 — HSL 6°, 89%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 27%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBBFB8?
Its complement is #B7F4FB; analogous partners are #FBB7D2 and #FBE0B7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBBFB8 for text?
Black text on #FBBFB8 has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.