Palettes / Colors / #FFA3CB

#FFA3CB — Pale Vivid Pink

#FFA3CB is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the pink family.

#FFA3CB is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A3FFD7; it also sits naturally between #FFA3F9 and #FFA9A3. 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 100% · Green 64% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 20% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFA3CB

.text { color: #FFA3CB; }
.background { background-color: #FFA3CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFA3CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 163, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFA3CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 163, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFA3CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 163, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFA3CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFA3CB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFA3CB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3FFD7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFA3CB: #000000.

How #FFA3CB 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 #FFA3CB or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFA3CA  ·  #FFA3CC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFA3CB?

#FFA3CB is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 163, 203). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFA3CB?

#FFA3CB is RGB 255, 163, 203 — HSL 334°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 20%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFA3CB?

Its complement is #A3FFD7; analogous partners are #FFA3F9 and #FFA9A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFA3CB for text?

Black text on #FFA3CB has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.