Palettes / Colors / #F7BCBC

#F7BCBC — Pale Vivid Red

#F7BCBC is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#F7BCBC 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 #BBF7F7; it also sits naturally between #F7BBD9 and #F7D9BB. 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 97% · Green 74% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 24% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F7BCBC

.text { color: #F7BCBC; }
.background { background-color: #F7BCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F7BCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(247, 188, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 79%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F7BCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(247, 188, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F7BCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(247, 188, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F7BCBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F7BCBC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBF7F7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F7BCBC: #000000.

How #F7BCBC 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 #F7BCBC 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

← #F7BCBB  ·  #F7BCBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F7BCBC?

#F7BCBC is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 247, 188, 188). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F7BCBC?

#F7BCBC is RGB 247, 188, 188 — HSL 0°, 79%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 24%, 3%.

What colors go with #F7BCBC?

Its complement is #BBF7F7; analogous partners are #F7BBD9 and #F7D9BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F7BCBC for text?

Black text on #F7BCBC has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.