Palettes / Colors / #FBCBCB

#FBCBCB — Pale Vivid Red

#FBCBCB is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

#FBCBCB 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 #CBFBFB; it also sits naturally between #FBCBE3 and #FBE3CB. 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 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 19% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBCBCB

.text { color: #FBCBCB; }
.background { background-color: #FBCBCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBCBCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 203, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 86%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBCBCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 203, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBCBCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 203, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FBCBCB

Tints of #FBCBCB

Tones of #FBCBCB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBFBFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBCBCB: #000000.

How #FBCBCB 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 #FBCBCB 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

← #FBCBCA  ·  #FBCBCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBCBCB?

#FBCBCB is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 203, 203). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBCBCB?

#FBCBCB is RGB 251, 203, 203 — HSL 0°, 86%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 19%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBCBCB?

Its complement is #CBFBFB; analogous partners are #FBCBE3 and #FBE3CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBCBCB for text?

Black text on #FBCBCB has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.