Palettes / Colors / #FBE4E7

#FBE4E7 — Pale Red

#FBE4E7 is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the red family.

#FBE4E7 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 #E4FBF8; it also sits naturally between #FBE4F3 and #FBEDE4. 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 89% · Blue 91%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 8% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBE4E7

.text { color: #FBE4E7; }
.background { background-color: #FBE4E7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBE4E7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 228, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 74%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBE4E7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 228, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBE4E7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 228, 231, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBE4E7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBE4E7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4FBF8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBE4E7: #000000.

How #FBE4E7 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 #FBE4E7 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

← #FBE4E6  ·  #FBE4E8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBE4E7?

#FBE4E7 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 251, 228, 231). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBE4E7?

#FBE4E7 is RGB 251, 228, 231 — HSL 352°, 74%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 8%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBE4E7?

Its complement is #E4FBF8; analogous partners are #FBE4F3 and #FBEDE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBE4E7 for text?

Black text on #FBE4E7 has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.