Palettes / Colors / #FBC5CA

#FBC5CA — Pale Vivid Red

#FBC5CA 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 #FBC5CA 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.

#FBC5CA 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 #C6FBF6; it also sits naturally between #FBC6E6 and #FBDBC6. 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 77% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 20% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBC5CA

.text { color: #FBC5CA; }
.background { background-color: #FBC5CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBC5CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 197, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 87%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBC5CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 197, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBC5CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 197, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBC5CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBC5CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C6FBF6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBC5CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBC5CA

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 #FBC5CA 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 #FBC5CA 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

← #FBC5C9  ·  #FBC5CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBC5CA?

#FBC5CA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 197, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBC5CA?

#FBC5CA is RGB 251, 197, 202 — HSL 354°, 87%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 20%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBC5CA?

Its complement is #C6FBF6; analogous partners are #FBC6E6 and #FBDBC6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBC5CA for text?

Black text on #FBC5CA has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.