Palettes / Colors / #FDBBB5

#FDBBB5 — Pale Vivid Red

#FDBBB5 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 #FDBBB5 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.

#FDBBB5 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 #B4F7FD; it also sits naturally between #FDB4D3 and #FDDFB4. 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 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 28% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDBBB5

.text { color: #FDBBB5; }
.background { background-color: #FDBBB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDBBB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 187, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 95%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDBBB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 187, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDBBB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 187, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDBBB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDBBB5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4F7FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDBBB5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDBBB5

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 #FDBBB5 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 #FDBBB5 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

← #FDBBB4  ·  #FDBBB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDBBB5?

#FDBBB5 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 187, 181). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDBBB5?

#FDBBB5 is RGB 253, 187, 181 — HSL 5°, 95%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 28%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDBBB5?

Its complement is #B4F7FD; analogous partners are #FDB4D3 and #FDDFB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDBBB5 for text?

Black text on #FDBBB5 has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.