Palettes / Colors / #FFBBCB
#FFBBCB — Pale Vivid Red
#FFBBCB is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FFBBCB 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.
#FFBBCB 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 #BDFFF0; it also sits naturally between #FFBDED and #FFCEBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFBBCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 187, 203 |
| HSL | 346°, 100%, 87% |
| HSV | 346°, 27%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 27%, 20%, 0% |
| XYZ | 69.79, 61.11, 64.62 |
| Yxy | 61.11, 0.3569, 0.3126 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.44, 26.77, 1.65 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.17, 27.15, 1.52 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 73% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 20% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFBBCB
.text { color: #FFBBCB; }
.background { background-color: #FFBBCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBBCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 187, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBBCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 187, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBBCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 187, 203, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFBBCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFBBCB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDFFF0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.22:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFBBCB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFBBCB
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 #FFBBCB: ·
How #FFBBCB 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 #FFBBCB 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 #FFBBCB?
#FFBBCB is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 187, 203). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBBCB?
#FFBBCB is RGB 255, 187, 203 — HSL 346°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 20%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFBBCB?
Its complement is #BDFFF0; analogous partners are #FFBDED and #FFCEBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFBBCB for text?
Black text on #FFBBCB has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.