Palettes / Colors / #FBCBC5
#FBCBC5 — Pale Vivid Red
#FBCBC5 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 #FBCBC5 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.
#FBCBC5 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 #C6F5FB; it also sits naturally between #FBC6DA and #FBE7C6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBCBC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 203, 197 |
| HSL | 7°, 87%, 88% |
| HSV | 7°, 22%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 19%, 22%, 2% |
| XYZ | 71.22, 67.25, 62.05 |
| Yxy | 67.25, 0.3552, 0.3354 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.63, 16.07, 9.41 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.01, 16.13, 8.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 80% · Blue 77%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 22% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBCBC5
.text { color: #FBCBC5; }
.background { background-color: #FBCBC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBCBC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 203, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 87%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBCBC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 203, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBCBC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 203, 197, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBCBC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBCBC5">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C6F5FB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.45:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBCBC5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBCBC5
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 #FBCBC5: ·
How #FBCBC5 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 #FBCBC5 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 #FBCBC5?
#FBCBC5 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 203, 197). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBCBC5?
#FBCBC5 is RGB 251, 203, 197 — HSL 7°, 87%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 22%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBCBC5?
Its complement is #C6F5FB; analogous partners are #FBC6DA and #FBE7C6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBCBC5 for text?
Black text on #FBCBC5 has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.