Palettes / Colors / #FFB4B4

#FFB4B4 — Pale Vivid Red

#FFB4B4 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#FFB4B4 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 #B3FFFF; it also sits naturally between #FFB3D9 and #FFD9B3. 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 71% · Blue 71%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFB4B4

.text { color: #FFB4B4; }
.background { background-color: #FFB4B4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFB4B4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 180, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 100%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFB4B4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 180, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFB4B4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 180, 180, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFB4B4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFB4B4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFB4B4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3FFFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFB4B4: #000000.

How #FFB4B4 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 #FFB4B4

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFB4B3  ·  #FFB4B5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFB4B4?

#FFB4B4 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 180, 180). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFB4B4?

#FFB4B4 is RGB 255, 180, 180 — HSL 0°, 100%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 29%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFB4B4?

Its complement is #B3FFFF; analogous partners are #FFB3D9 and #FFD9B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFB4B4 for text?

Black text on #FFB4B4 has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.