Palettes / Colors / #FDABB5
#FDABB5 — Pale Vivid Red
#FDABB5 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 #FDABB5 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.
#FDABB5 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 #AAFDF3; it also sits naturally between #FDAADD and #FDCAAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDABB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 171, 181 |
| HSL | 353°, 95%, 83% |
| HSV | 353°, 32%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 32%, 28%, 1% |
| XYZ | 63.41, 53.34, 50.67 |
| Yxy | 53.34, 0.3787, 0.3186 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.08, 31.39, 7.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.04, 31.55, 6.25 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 67% · Blue 71%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 28% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDABB5
.text { color: #FDABB5; }
.background { background-color: #FDABB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDABB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 171, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 95%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDABB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 171, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDABB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 171, 181, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDABB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDABB5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FDABB5
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AAFDF3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.80:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.67:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDABB5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDABB5
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 #FDABB5: ·
How #FDABB5 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 #FDABB5 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 #FDABB5?
#FDABB5 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 171, 181). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDABB5?
#FDABB5 is RGB 253, 171, 181 — HSL 353°, 95%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 28%, 1%.
What colors go with #FDABB5?
Its complement is #AAFDF3; analogous partners are #FDAADD and #FDCAAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDABB5 for text?
Black text on #FDABB5 has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.