Palettes / Colors / #FBC5CC
#FBC5CC — Pale Vivid Red
#FBC5CC 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 #FBC5CC 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.
#FBC5CC 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 #C6FBF4; it also sits naturally between #FBC6E7 and #FBD9C6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBC5CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 197, 204 |
| HSL | 352°, 87%, 88% |
| HSV | 352°, 22%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 22%, 19%, 2% |
| XYZ | 70.65, 64.80, 65.91 |
| Yxy | 64.80, 0.3509, 0.3218 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.38, 20.25, 3.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.50, 20.40, 3.55 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 77% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 19% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBC5CC
.text { color: #FBC5CC; }
.background { background-color: #FBC5CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBC5CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 197, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 87%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBC5CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 197, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBC5CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 197, 204, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBC5CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBC5CC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C6FBF4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.50:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.96:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBC5CC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBC5CC
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 #FBC5CC: ·
How #FBC5CC 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 #FBC5CC 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 #FBC5CC?
#FBC5CC is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 197, 204). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBC5CC?
#FBC5CC is RGB 251, 197, 204 — HSL 352°, 87%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 19%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBC5CC?
Its complement is #C6FBF4; analogous partners are #FBC6E7 and #FBD9C6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBC5CC for text?
Black text on #FBC5CC has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.