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#FDBDB3 — Pale Vivid Red

#FDBDB3 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 #FDBDB3 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.

#FDBDB3 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 #B4F3FD; it also sits naturally between #FDB4CF and #FDE2B4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDBDB3 · RGB 253, 189, 179

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Color values

HEX#FDBDB3
RGB253, 189, 179
HSL8°, 95%, 85%
HSV8°, 29%, 99%
CMYK0%, 25%, 29%, 1%
XYZ66.84, 60.53, 50.81
Yxy60.53, 0.3751, 0.3397
CIE-Lab82.13, 21.68, 14.06
Hunter Lab77.80, 21.69, 11.95

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 74% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 29% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FDBDB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FDBDB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FDBDB3

.text { color: #FDBDB3; }
.background { background-color: #FDBDB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDBDB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 189, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 95%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDBDB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 189, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDBDB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 189, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDBDB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDBDB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDBDB3

#FC9B8D#FB7965#FA563D#F93415#E02306#B31C05#8B1604#630F03#3C0902#140301

Tints of #FDBDB3

#FDC2B9#FDC7BE#FDCBC3#FECFC8#FED8D2#FEDCD7#FEE1DC#FEE5E1#FEE9E6#FEEEEB

Tones of #FDBDB3

#F8C2BA#F3C6BF#EDCAC4#E8CDC9#E3D1CE#DED5D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4F3FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.60:1 Fails
Against black text13.11:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDBDB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDBDB3

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 #FDBDB3: ·

How #FDBDB3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E1B5Deuteranopia · #E5EAB6Tritanopia · #FAB7B8

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 #FDBDB3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 010059
#010059 · #107595 · #FDBFB3 · #FCF594
Palette Fdffbc
#FDFFBC · #FFEEBB · #FFDCB8 · #FFC1B6
Palette 194350
#194350 · #FF8882 · #FFC2B4 · #9DBEB9
Palette Fde5ec
#FDE5EC · #FCBAAD · #E48586 · #916DB3
Palette Ffb9b9
#FFB9B9 · #FFDDD2 · #FFACC7 · #FF8DC7
Palette 96c291
#96C291 · #FFDBAA · #FFB7B7 · #F4EEEE

Similar colors

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

#FDBFB3#FFC1B6#FFC2B4#FCBAAD#FFB9B9#FFB7B7#FAB7B7#FFB6B6#F8C4B4#F8C3AF#FFB4B4#FFBCBC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDBDB2  ·  #FDBDB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDBDB3?

#FDBDB3 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 189, 179). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDBDB3?

#FDBDB3 is RGB 253, 189, 179 — HSL 8°, 95%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 29%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDBDB3?

Its complement is #B4F3FD; analogous partners are #FDB4CF and #FDE2B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDBDB3 for text?

Black text on #FDBDB3 has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.