Palettes / Colors / #FFB8CB

#FFB8CB — Pale Vivid Pink

#FFB8CB 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 #FFB8CB 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.

#FFB8CB 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 #B8FFEC; it also sits naturally between #FFB8EE and #FFC8B8. 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 72% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 20% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFB8CB

.text { color: #FFB8CB; }
.background { background-color: #FFB8CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFB8CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 184, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(344, 100%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFB8CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 184, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFB8CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 184, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFB8CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFB8CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B8FFEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFB8CB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFB8CB

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 #FFB8CB 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 #FFB8CB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFB8CB?

#FFB8CB is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 184, 203). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFB8CB?

#FFB8CB is RGB 255, 184, 203 — HSL 344°, 100%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 20%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFB8CB?

Its complement is #B8FFEC; analogous partners are #FFB8EE and #FFC8B8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFB8CB for text?

Black text on #FFB8CB has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.