Palettes / Colors / #FDB9DB

#FDB9DB — Pale Vivid Pink

#FDB9DB 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 #FDB9DB 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.

#FDB9DB 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 #BAFDDB; it also sits naturally between #FDBAFD and #FDBABA. 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 99% · Green 73% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 13% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDB9DB

.text { color: #FDB9DB; }
.background { background-color: #FDB9DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDB9DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 185, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(330, 94%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDB9DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 185, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDB9DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 185, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDB9DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDB9DB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAFDDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDB9DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDB9DB

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:

How #FDB9DB 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 #FDB9DB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDB9DB?

#FDB9DB is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 253, 185, 219). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDB9DB?

#FDB9DB is RGB 253, 185, 219 — HSL 330°, 94%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 13%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDB9DB?

Its complement is #BAFDDB; analogous partners are #FDBAFD and #FDBABA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDB9DB for text?

Black text on #FDB9DB has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.