Palettes / Colors / #FBCECB
#FBCECB — Pale Vivid Red
#FBCECB 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 #FBCECB 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.
#FBCECB 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 #CBF8FB; it also sits naturally between #FBCBE0 and #FBE6CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBCECB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 206, 203 |
| HSL | 4°, 86%, 89% |
| HSV | 4°, 19%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 18%, 19%, 2% |
| XYZ | 72.63, 68.96, 65.98 |
| Yxy | 68.96, 0.3499, 0.3322 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.49, 15.38, 7.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.04, 15.47, 6.75 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 81% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · 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 #FBCECB
.text { color: #FBCECB; }
.background { background-color: #FBCECB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBCECB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 206, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 86%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBCECB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 206, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBCECB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 206, 203, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBCECB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBCECB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FBCECB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBF8FB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.79:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBCECB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBCECB
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 #FBCECB: ·
How #FBCECB 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 #FBCECB 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 #FBCECB?
#FBCECB is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 206, 203). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBCECB?
#FBCECB is RGB 251, 206, 203 — HSL 4°, 86%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 19%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBCECB?
Its complement is #CBF8FB; analogous partners are #FBCBE0 and #FBE6CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBCECB for text?
Black text on #FBCECB has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.