Palettes / Colors / #FAEBEB

#FAEBEB — Pale Red

#FAEBEB is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color SeaShell (#FFF5EE). It belongs to the red family.

#FAEBEB 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 #EBFAFA; it also sits naturally between #FAEBF2 and #FAF2EB. 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 98% · Green 92% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAEBEB

.text { color: #FAEBEB; }
.background { background-color: #FAEBEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEBEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 235, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 60%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEBEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 235, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEBEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 235, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FAEBEB

Tints of #FAEBEB

Tones of #FAEBEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBFAFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAEBEB: #000000.

How #FAEBEB 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 #FAEBEB 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

← #FAEBEA  ·  #FAEBEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAEBEB?

#FAEBEB is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 250, 235, 235). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEBEB?

#FAEBEB is RGB 250, 235, 235 — HSL 0°, 60%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 6%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEBEB?

Its complement is #EBFAFA; analogous partners are #FAEBF2 and #FAF2EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAEBEB for text?

Black text on #FAEBEB has a contrast ratio of 18.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.