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#FBE8EA — Pale Red

#FBE8EA is a red color we call Pale 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 #FBE8EA 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.

#FBE8EA 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 #E9FBF9; it also sits naturally between #FBE9F4 and #FBF0E9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBE8EA · RGB 251, 232, 234

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Color values

HEX#FBE8EA
RGB251, 232, 234
HSL354°, 70%, 95%
HSV354°, 8%, 98%
CMYK0%, 8%, 7%, 2%
XYZ83.49, 84.16, 89.69
Yxy84.16, 0.3244, 0.3270
CIE-Lab93.52, 6.78, 1.35
Hunter Lab91.74, 6.91, 1.31

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 91% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 7% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBE8EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBE8EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBE8EA

.text { color: #FBE8EA; }
.background { background-color: #FBE8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBE8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 232, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 70%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBE8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 232, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBE8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 232, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBE8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBE8EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBE8EA

#F4C2C7#ED9BA4#E77480#E04D5C#D92638#AD1F2D#861823#5F1119#380A0F#110304

Tints of #FBE8EA

#FBE9EB#FBE9EB#FBE9EB#FBE9EB#FCEEEF#FCEEEF#FCEEEF#FCEEEF#FCEEEF#FCEEEF

Tones of #FBE8EA

#FAEBEC#F9ECED#F7EDEE#F6EEEF#F5F0F0#F4F1F1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E9FBF9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.83:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBE8EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBE8EA

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 #FBE8EA: ·

How #FBE8EA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F3F3EADeuteranopia · #F4F5E9Tritanopia · #FAE9E9

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 #FBE8EA rather than the exact color:

Palette Fcf5ee
#FCF5EE · #FBE8E7 · #F7DDDE · #FFC4D0
Palette Fde5ec
#FDE5EC · #FCBAAD · #E48586 · #916DB3
Palette 9ecad6
#9ECAD6 · #748DAE · #F5CBCB · #FFEAEA
Palette Ff9292
#FF9292 · #FFB4B4 · #FFDCDC · #FFE8E8
Palette Ffe6eb
#FFE6EB · #DEFCFC · #CBF1F5 · #A6E3E9
Palette Aae3e2
#AAE3E2 · #D9ACF5 · #FFCEFE · #FDEBED

Similar colors

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

#FBE8E7#FDE5EC#FFEAEA#FFE8E8#FFE6EB#FDEBED#F9ECEC#F8E8EE#FFE7E7#FFE6E6#FFECEC#FDEDED

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBE8E9  ·  #FBE8EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBE8EA?

#FBE8EA is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 251, 232, 234). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBE8EA?

#FBE8EA is RGB 251, 232, 234 — HSL 354°, 70%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 7%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBE8EA?

Its complement is #E9FBF9; analogous partners are #FBE9F4 and #FBF0E9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBE8EA for text?

Black text on #FBE8EA has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.