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#FDBBBF — Pale Vivid Red

#FDBBBF 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 #FDBBBF 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.

#FDBBBF 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 #BAFDF8; it also sits naturally between #FDBAE0 and #FDD7BA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDBBBF · RGB 253, 187, 191

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Color values

HEX#FDBBBF
RGB253, 187, 191
HSL356°, 94%, 86%
HSV356°, 26%, 99%
CMYK0%, 26%, 25%, 1%
XYZ67.68, 60.18, 57.34
Yxy60.18, 0.3654, 0.3250
CIE-Lab81.94, 24.34, 7.35
Hunter Lab77.58, 24.49, 6.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 73% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 25% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FDBBBF

.text { color: #FDBBBF; }
.background { background-color: #FDBBBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDBBBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 187, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 94%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDBBBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 187, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDBBBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 187, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FDBBBF

#FC9299#FA6B74#F93E4B#F81626#DF0715#B70611#8F040E#630309#3B0206#140102

Tints of #FDBBBF

#FDBFC3#FDC4C7#FDC9CC#FDCED1#FED2D5#FED7DA#FEDCDF#FEE1E3#FEE6E8#FEEBEC

Tones of #FDBBBF

#F8BEC2#F3C3C7#EFC8CB#EACDCF#E5D2D3#E0D7D7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAFDF8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.61:1 Fails
Against black text13.04:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDBBBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDBBBF

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 #FDBBBF: ·

How #FDBBBF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E0BEDeuteranopia · #E4E9BETritanopia · #FABDBD

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 #FDBBBF rather than the exact color:

Palette Fcf9ea
#FCF9EA · #BADFDB · #FFA4A4 · #FFBDBD
Palette B5eaea
#B5EAEA · #EDF6E5 · #FFBCBC · #F38BA0
Palette 363636
#363636 · #99D8D0 · #B7EFCD · #FFBCBC
Palette A8df8e
#A8DF8E · #F3FDE8 · #FFE5E5 · #FFBFBF
Palette D6336c
#D6336C · #FF4081 · #FFB6C1 · #FFF5F8
Palette 0e3150
#0E3150 · #6DC9C8 · #FFC0C2 · #F7E9E3

Similar colors

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

#FFBDBD#FFBCBC#FFBFBF#FFB6C1#FFC0C2#F9C0C0#FFB9B9#FFB4C2#FFB6B9#FBC3C1#FCB7C7#F5BABB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDBBBE  ·  #FDBBC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDBBBF?

#FDBBBF is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 187, 191). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDBBBF?

#FDBBBF is RGB 253, 187, 191 — HSL 356°, 94%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 25%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDBBBF?

Its complement is #BAFDF8; analogous partners are #FDBAE0 and #FDD7BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDBBBF for text?

Black text on #FDBBBF has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.