Palettes / Colors / #FBCACD
#FBCACD — Pale Vivid Red
#FBCACD 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 #FBCACD 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.
#FBCACD 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 #CBFBF8; it also sits naturally between #FBCBE6 and #FBE0CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBCACD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 202, 205 |
| HSL | 356°, 86%, 89% |
| HSV | 356°, 20%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 20%, 18%, 2% |
| XYZ | 71.92, 67.16, 66.93 |
| Yxy | 67.16, 0.3491, 0.3260 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.58, 17.77, 5.09 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.95, 17.91, 4.65 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 79% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 18% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBCACD
.text { color: #FBCACD; }
.background { background-color: #FBCACD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBCACD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 202, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 86%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBCACD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 202, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBCACD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 202, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBCACD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBCACD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FBCACD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBFBF8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.43:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBCACD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBCACD
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 #FBCACD: ·
How #FBCACD 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 #FBCACD 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 #FBCACD?
#FBCACD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 202, 205). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBCACD?
#FBCACD is RGB 251, 202, 205 — HSL 356°, 86%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 18%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBCACD?
Its complement is #CBFBF8; analogous partners are #FBCBE6 and #FBE0CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBCACD for text?
Black text on #FBCACD has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.