Palettes / Colors / #FBEAEA

#FBEAEA — Pale Red

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

#FBEAEA 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 #EAFBFB; it also sits naturally between #FBEAF2 and #FBF2EA. 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 92% · Blue 92%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBEAEA

.text { color: #FBEAEA; }
.background { background-color: #FBEAEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBEAEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 234, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 68%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBEAEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 234, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBEAEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 234, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FBEAEA

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Tones of #FBEAEA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAFBFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBEAEA: #000000.

How #FBEAEA 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 #FBEAEA 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

← #FBEAE9  ·  #FBEAEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBEAEA?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBEAEA?

#FBEAEA is RGB 251, 234, 234 — HSL 0°, 68%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 7%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBEAEA?

Its complement is #EAFBFB; analogous partners are #FBEAF2 and #FBF2EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBEAEA for text?

Black text on #FBEAEA has a contrast ratio of 18.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.