Palettes / Colors / #FBCBC9
#FBCBC9 — Pale Vivid Red
#FBCBC9 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 #FBCBC9 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.
#FBCBC9 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 #CBF9FB; it also sits naturally between #FBCBE1 and #FBE5CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBCBC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 203, 201 |
| HSL | 2°, 86%, 89% |
| HSV | 2°, 20%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 19%, 20%, 2% |
| XYZ | 71.68, 67.44, 64.50 |
| Yxy | 67.44, 0.3520, 0.3312 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.72, 16.65, 7.42 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.12, 16.75, 6.70 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 80% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 20% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBCBC9
.text { color: #FBCBC9; }
.background { background-color: #FBCBC9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBCBC9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 203, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 86%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBCBC9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 203, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBCBC9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 203, 201, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBCBC9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBCBC9">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBF9FB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.49:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBCBC9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBCBC9
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 #FBCBC9: ·
How #FBCBC9 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 #FBCBC9 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 #FBCBC9?
#FBCBC9 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 203, 201). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBCBC9?
#FBCBC9 is RGB 251, 203, 201 — HSL 2°, 86%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 20%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBCBC9?
Its complement is #CBF9FB; analogous partners are #FBCBE1 and #FBE5CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBCBC9 for text?
Black text on #FBCBC9 has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.