Palettes / Colors / #F3BCBD

#F3BCBD — Pale Red

#F3BCBD is a red color we call Pale 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 #F3BCBD 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.

#F3BCBD 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 #BEF4F3; it also sits naturally between #F4BEDA and #F4D8BE. 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 95% · Green 74% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 22% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F3BCBD

.text { color: #F3BCBD; }
.background { background-color: #F3BCBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F3BCBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(243, 188, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 70%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F3BCBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(243, 188, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F3BCBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(243, 188, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F3BCBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F3BCBD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEF4F3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F3BCBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F3BCBD

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 #F3BCBD 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 #F3BCBD 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

← #F3BCBC  ·  #F3BCBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F3BCBD?

#F3BCBD is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 243, 188, 189). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F3BCBD?

#F3BCBD is RGB 243, 188, 189 — HSL 359°, 70%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 22%, 5%.

What colors go with #F3BCBD?

Its complement is #BEF4F3; analogous partners are #F4BEDA and #F4D8BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F3BCBD for text?

Black text on #F3BCBD has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.