Palettes / Colors / #FBEDEB
#FBEDEB — Pale Red
#FBEDEB 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 #FBEDEB 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.
#FBEDEB 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 #EAF9FB; it also sits naturally between #FBEAF0 and #FBF5EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBEDEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 237, 235 |
| HSL | 8°, 67%, 95% |
| HSV | 8°, 6%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 6%, 2% |
| XYZ | 85.06, 87.08, 90.92 |
| Yxy | 87.08, 0.3234, 0.3310 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.77, 4.38, 2.65 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.31, 4.47, 2.57 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 93% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · 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 #FBEDEB
.text { color: #FBEDEB; }
.background { background-color: #FBEDEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBEDEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 237, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 67%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBEDEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 237, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBEDEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 237, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBEDEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBEDEB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FBEDEB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAF9FB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.14:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBEDEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBEDEB
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 #FBEDEB: ·
How #FBEDEB 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 #FBEDEB 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 #FBEDEB?
#FBEDEB is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 251, 237, 235). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBEDEB?
#FBEDEB is RGB 251, 237, 235 — HSL 8°, 67%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 6%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBEDEB?
Its complement is #EAF9FB; analogous partners are #FBEAF0 and #FBF5EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBEDEB for text?
Black text on #FBEDEB has a contrast ratio of 18.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.