Palettes / Colors / #FBCED5
#FBCED5 — Pale Vivid Red
#FBCED5 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 #FBCED5 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.
#FBCED5 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 #D0FBF5; it also sits naturally between #FBD0EC and #FBDFD0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBCED5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 206, 213 |
| HSL | 351°, 85%, 90% |
| HSV | 351°, 18%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 18%, 15%, 2% |
| XYZ | 73.87, 69.46, 72.46 |
| Yxy | 69.46, 0.3423, 0.3219 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.73, 16.90, 2.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.34, 17.08, 2.34 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 81% · Blue 84%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 15% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBCED5
.text { color: #FBCED5; }
.background { background-color: #FBCED5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBCED5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 206, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 85%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBCED5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 206, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBCED5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 206, 213, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBCED5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBCED5">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D0FBF5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBCED5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBCED5
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 #FBCED5: ·
How #FBCED5 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 #FBCED5 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 #FBCED5?
#FBCED5 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 206, 213). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBCED5?
#FBCED5 is RGB 251, 206, 213 — HSL 351°, 85%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 15%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBCED5?
Its complement is #D0FBF5; analogous partners are #FBD0EC and #FBDFD0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBCED5 for text?
Black text on #FBCED5 has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.