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#FBE2DF — Pale Vivid Red

#FBE2DF 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 #FBE2DF 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.

#FBE2DF 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 #DFF8FB; it also sits naturally between #FBDFEA and #FBF0DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBE2DF · RGB 251, 226, 223

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Color values

HEX#FBE2DF
RGB251, 226, 223
HSL6°, 78%, 93%
HSV6°, 11%, 98%
CMYK0%, 10%, 11%, 2%
XYZ80.30, 80.23, 81.07
Yxy80.23, 0.3324, 0.3321
CIE-Lab91.79, 8.07, 4.57
Hunter Lab89.57, 8.19, 4.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 89% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 11% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBE2DF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBE2DF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBE2DF

.text { color: #FBE2DF; }
.background { background-color: #FBE2DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBE2DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 226, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 78%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBE2DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 226, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBE2DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 226, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBE2DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBE2DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBE2DF

#F6BDB6#F1978E#EC7265#E74D3C#DE2F1B#B62616#8D1E11#64150C#3B0C07#120402

Tints of #FBE2DF

#FBE2DF#FCE6E4#FCE6E4#FCE6E4#FCEAE8#FCEAE8#FCEAE8#FCEAE8#FDEEED#FDEEED

Tones of #FBE2DF

#F9E4E1#F7E5E3#F5E7E5#F3E8E7#F1EAE9#EFECEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFF8FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.23:1 Fails
Against black text17.05:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBE2DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBE2DF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FBE2DF: ·

How #FBE2DF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #F0F0E0Deuteranopia · #F2F4E0Tritanopia · #FAE0E0

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBE2DF rather than the exact color:

Palette Fcf8f8
#FCF8F8 · #FBEFEF · #F9DFDF · #F5AFAF
Palette Ffb6b6
#FFB6B6 · #FDE2E2 · #AACFCF · #679B9B
Palette Fce2db
#FCE2DB · #F1C6D3 · #E4A3D4 · #C295D8
Palette Fff5e4
#FFF5E4 · #FFE3E1 · #FFD1D1 · #FF9494
Palette Ffe1e1
#FFE1E1 · #90A17D · #829460 · #EEEEEE
Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F9DFDF#FDE2E2#FCE2DB#FFE3E1#FFE1E1#FFE2E2#FFDFDF#FFE3E3#FFDEDE#FFE6E1#FBE2E5#FAE3D9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBE2DE  ·  #FBE2E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBE2DF?

#FBE2DF is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 226, 223). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBE2DF?

#FBE2DF is RGB 251, 226, 223 — HSL 6°, 78%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 11%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBE2DF?

Its complement is #DFF8FB; analogous partners are #FBDFEA and #FBF0DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBE2DF for text?

Black text on #FBE2DF has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.