Palettes / Colors / #FFB3BC
#FFB3BC — Pale Vivid Red
#FFB3BC 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 #FFB3BC 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.
#FFB3BC 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 #B3FFF6; it also sits naturally between #FFB3E2 and #FFD0B3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFB3BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 179, 188 |
| HSL | 353°, 100%, 85% |
| HSV | 353°, 30%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 30%, 26%, 0% |
| XYZ | 66.44, 57.13, 55.10 |
| Yxy | 57.13, 0.3718, 0.3198 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.25, 28.85, 6.57 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.59, 29.12, 5.79 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 70% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 26% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFB3BC
.text { color: #FFB3BC; }
.background { background-color: #FFB3BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFB3BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 179, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 100%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFB3BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 179, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFB3BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 179, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFB3BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFB3BC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B3FFF6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.69:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.43:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFB3BC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFB3BC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FFB3BC: ·
How #FFB3BC 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 #FFB3BC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FFB3BC?
#FFB3BC is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 179, 188). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFB3BC?
#FFB3BC is RGB 255, 179, 188 — HSL 353°, 100%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 26%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFB3BC?
Its complement is #B3FFF6; analogous partners are #FFB3E2 and #FFD0B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFB3BC for text?
Black text on #FFB3BC has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.