Palettes / Colors / #FFABE5

#FFABE5 — Pale Vivid Pink

#FFABE5 is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FFABE5 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.

#FFABE5 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 #ADFFC7; it also sits naturally between #F0ADFF and #FFADBC. 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 67% · Blue 90%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 10% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFABE5

.text { color: #FFABE5; }
.background { background-color: #FFABE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFABE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 171, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(319, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFABE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 171, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFABE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 171, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFABE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFABE5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADFFC7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFABE5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFABE5

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 #FFABE5 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 #FFABE5 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

← #FFABE4  ·  #FFABE6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFABE5?

#FFABE5 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 171, 229). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFABE5?

#FFABE5 is RGB 255, 171, 229 — HSL 319°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 10%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFABE5?

Its complement is #ADFFC7; analogous partners are #F0ADFF and #FFADBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFABE5 for text?

Black text on #FFABE5 has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.