Palettes / Colors / #FBEBED

#FBEBED — Pale Red

#FBEBED is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color LavenderBlush (#FFF0F5). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavenderblush (#FFF0F5) — not an exact match. CSS lavenderblush gives you #FFF0F5, a different color; use #FBEBED 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.

#FBEBED 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 #EAFBF9; it also sits naturally between #FBEAF5 and #FBF0EA. 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 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBEBED

.text { color: #FBEBED; }
.background { background-color: #FBEBED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBEBED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 235, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 67%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBEBED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 235, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBEBED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 235, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FBEBED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAFBF9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBEBED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBEBED

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:

How #FBEBED 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 #FBEBED 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBEBED?

#FBEBED is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 251, 235, 237). Its closest standard named color is LavenderBlush.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBEBED?

#FBEBED is RGB 251, 235, 237 — HSL 352°, 67%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 6%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBEBED?

Its complement is #EAFBF9; analogous partners are #FBEAF5 and #FBF0EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBEBED for text?

Black text on #FBEBED has a contrast ratio of 18.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.