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#FDBBB3 — Pale Vivid Red

#FDBBB3 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 #FDBBB3 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.

#FDBBB3 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 #B4F6FD; it also sits naturally between #FDB4D1 and #FDE0B4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDBBB3 · RGB 253, 187, 179

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Color values

HEX#FDBBB3
RGB253, 187, 179
HSL6°, 95%, 85%
HSV6°, 29%, 99%
CMYK0%, 26%, 29%, 1%
XYZ66.42, 59.68, 50.67
Yxy59.68, 0.3757, 0.3376
CIE-Lab81.66, 22.73, 13.40
Hunter Lab77.25, 22.75, 11.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 73% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 29% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FDBBB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FDBBB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FDBBB3

.text { color: #FDBBB3; }
.background { background-color: #FDBBB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDBBB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 187, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 95%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDBBB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 187, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDBBB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 187, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDBBB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDBBB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDBBB3

#FC988D#FB7465#FA503D#F92C15#E01C06#B31605#8B1104#630C03#3C0702#140201

Tints of #FDBBB3

#FDC0B9#FDC5BE#FDC9C3#FECEC8#FED7D2#FEDBD7#FEE0DC#FEE4E1#FEE9E6#FEEDEB

Tones of #FDBBB3

#F8C0BA#F3C4BF#EDC8C4#E8CCC9#E3D0CE#DED4D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4F6FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.62:1 Fails
Against black text12.94:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDBBB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDBBB3

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 #FDBBB3: ·

How #FDBBB3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E0B5Deuteranopia · #E4E9B5Tritanopia · #FAB6B7

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 #FDBBB3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 010059
#010059 · #107595 · #FDBFB3 · #FCF594
Palette 96c291
#96C291 · #FFDBAA · #FFB7B7 · #F4EEEE
Palette Ffb6b6
#FFB6B6 · #FDE2E2 · #AACFCF · #679B9B
Palette Fde5ec
#FDE5EC · #FCBAAD · #E48586 · #916DB3
Palette Dddddd
#DDDDDD · #FAB7B7 · #F5A8A8 · #E19999
Palette Ffb9b9
#FFB9B9 · #FFDDD2 · #FFACC7 · #FF8DC7

Similar colors

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

#FDBFB3#FFB7B7#FFB6B6#FCBAAD#FAB7B7#FFB9B9#FFC1B6#FFB4B4#FFC2B4#FFB6B9#FFB3B3#FFB2B2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDBBB2  ·  #FDBBB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDBBB3?

#FDBBB3 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 187, 179). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDBBB3?

#FDBBB3 is RGB 253, 187, 179 — HSL 6°, 95%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 29%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDBBB3?

Its complement is #B4F6FD; analogous partners are #FDB4D1 and #FDE0B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDBBB3 for text?

Black text on #FDBBB3 has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.