Palettes / Colors / #FBEAEB
#FBEAEB — Pale Red
#FBEAEB is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color SeaShell (#FFF5EE). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: seashell (#FFF5EE) — not an exact match. CSS seashell gives you #FFF5EE, a different color; use #FBEAEB 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.
#FBEAEB 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 #EAFBFA; it also sits naturally between #FBEAF3 and #FBF1EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBEAEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 234, 235 |
| HSL | 356°, 68%, 95% |
| HSV | 356°, 7%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 7%, 6%, 2% |
| XYZ | 84.20, 85.35, 90.63 |
| Yxy | 85.35, 0.3236, 0.3280 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.04, 5.92, 1.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.39, 6.04, 1.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 92% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBEAEB
.text { color: #FBEAEB; }
.background { background-color: #FBEAEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBEAEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 234, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 68%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBEAEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 234, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBEAEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 234, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBEAEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBEAEB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FBEAEB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAFBFA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.16:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.07:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBEAEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBEAEB
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 #FBEAEB: ·
How #FBEAEB 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 #FBEAEB 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 #FBEAEB?
#FBEAEB is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 251, 234, 235). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBEAEB?
#FBEAEB is RGB 251, 234, 235 — HSL 356°, 68%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 6%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBEAEB?
Its complement is #EAFBFA; analogous partners are #FBEAF3 and #FBF1EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBEAEB for text?
Black text on #FBEAEB has a contrast ratio of 18.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.