Palettes / Colors / #FBDFD9
#FBDFD9 — Pale Vivid Red
#FBDFD9 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #FBDFD9 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.
#FBDFD9 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 #DAF5FB; it also sits naturally between #FBDAE5 and #FBF1DA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBDFD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 223, 217 |
| HSL | 11°, 81%, 92% |
| HSV | 11°, 14%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 11%, 14%, 2% |
| XYZ | 78.70, 78.29, 76.61 |
| Yxy | 78.29, 0.3369, 0.3352 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.91, 8.67, 6.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.48, 8.77, 6.01 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 87% · Blue 85%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 14% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBDFD9
.text { color: #FBDFD9; }
.background { background-color: #FBDFD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBDFD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 223, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 81%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBDFD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 223, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBDFD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 223, 217, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBDFD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBDFD9">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FBDFD9
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DAF5FB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.66:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBDFD9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBDFD9
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 #FBDFD9: ·
How #FBDFD9 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 #FBDFD9 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 #FBDFD9?
#FBDFD9 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 223, 217). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBDFD9?
#FBDFD9 is RGB 251, 223, 217 — HSL 11°, 81%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 14%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBDFD9?
Its complement is #DAF5FB; analogous partners are #FBDAE5 and #FBF1DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBDFD9 for text?
Black text on #FBDFD9 has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.