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#FDBBB6 — Pale Vivid Red

#FDBBB6 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 #FDBBB6 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.

#FDBBB6 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 #B4F8FD; it also sits naturally between #FDB4D4 and #FDDEB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDBBB6 · RGB 253, 187, 182

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Color values

HEX#FDBBB6
RGB253, 187, 182
HSL4°, 95%, 85%
HSV4°, 28%, 99%
CMYK0%, 26%, 28%, 1%
XYZ66.72, 59.80, 52.28
Yxy59.80, 0.3732, 0.3344
CIE-Lab81.73, 23.12, 11.89
Hunter Lab77.33, 23.18, 10.22

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

Sample text in #FDBBB6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FDBBB6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FDBBB6

.text { color: #FDBBB6; }
.background { background-color: #FDBBB6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDBBB6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 187, 182); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 95%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDBBB6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 187, 182, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDBBB6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 187, 182, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDBBB6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDBBB6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDBBB6

#FC948D#FB6F65#FA4A3D#F92415#E01406#B31005#8B0D04#630903#3C0502#140201

Tints of #FDBBB6

#FDBEB9#FDC3BE#FDC7C3#FECCC8#FED5D2#FEDAD7#FEDEDC#FEE3E1#FEE8E6#FEECEB

Tones of #FDBBB6

#F8BEBA#F3C2BF#EDC7C4#E8CBC9#E3D0CE#DED4D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4F8FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.62:1 Fails
Against black text12.96:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDBBB6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDBBB6

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 #FDBBB6: ·

How #FDBBB6 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E0B7Deuteranopia · #E4E9B8Tritanopia · #FAB8B8

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 #FDBBB6 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffb9b9
#FFB9B9 · #FFDDD2 · #FFACC7 · #FF8DC7
Palette 96c291
#96C291 · #FFDBAA · #FFB7B7 · #F4EEEE
Palette 010059
#010059 · #107595 · #FDBFB3 · #FCF594
Palette Dddddd
#DDDDDD · #FAB7B7 · #F5A8A8 · #E19999
Palette Ffb6b6
#FFB6B6 · #FDE2E2 · #AACFCF · #679B9B
Palette Ffb6b9
#FFB6B9 · #FAE3D9 · #BBDED6 · #61C0BF

Similar colors

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

#FFB9B9#FFB7B7#FDBFB3#FAB7B7#FFB6B6#FFB6B9#FFC1B6#FFBCBC#FFBDBD#FFB4B4#FFC2B4#FFB3B3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDBBB5  ·  #FDBBB7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDBBB6?

#FDBBB6 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 187, 182). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDBBB6?

#FDBBB6 is RGB 253, 187, 182 — HSL 4°, 95%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 28%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDBBB6?

Its complement is #B4F8FD; analogous partners are #FDB4D4 and #FDDEB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDBBB6 for text?

Black text on #FDBBB6 has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.