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#FBEFED — Pale Red

#FBEFED 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 #FBEFED 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.

#FBEFED 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 #EEF9FB; it also sits naturally between #FBEEF3 and #FBF7EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBEFED · RGB 251, 239, 237

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Color values

HEX#FBEFED
RGB251, 239, 237
HSL9°, 64%, 96%
HSV9°, 6%, 98%
CMYK0%, 5%, 6%, 2%
XYZ85.94, 88.36, 92.65
Yxy88.36, 0.3219, 0.3310
CIE-Lab95.31, 3.70, 2.40
Hunter Lab94.00, 3.77, 2.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 94% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FBEFED

.text { color: #FBEFED; }
.background { background-color: #FBEFED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBEFED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 239, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 64%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBEFED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 239, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBEFED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 239, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FBEFED

#F3CFC9#EBAEA3#E28979#D96854#D1462E#AB3A26#862D1D#5C1F14#36120C#110604

Tints of #FBEFED

#FBF0EE#FBF0EE#FBF0EE#FBF0EE#FBF0EE#FBF0EE#FBF0EE#FBF0EE#FBF0EE#FBF0EE

Tones of #FBEFED

#FAF1EF#F9F2F0#F9F2F1#F8F3F2#F7F4F3#F6F4F4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEF9FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.12:1 Fails
Against black text18.67:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBEFED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBEFED

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 #FBEFED: ·

How #FBEFED looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F6F6EDDeuteranopia · #F7F7EETritanopia · #FAEEEE

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 #FBEFED rather than the exact color:

Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3
Palette Fcf8f8
#FCF8F8 · #FBEFEF · #F9DFDF · #F5AFAF
Palette F875aa
#F875AA · #FDEDED · #EDFFF0 · #AEDEFC
Palette Fdefef
#FDEFEF · #F4DFD0 · #DAD0C2 · #CDBBA7
Palette Fbf0f0
#FBF0F0 · #DFD3D3 · #B8B0B0 · #7C7575
Palette Caf7e3
#CAF7E3 · #F8EDED · #F6DFEB · #E4BAD4

Similar colors

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

#FBEFEF#FDEDED#FDEFEF#FBF0F0#F8EDED#F9ECEC#FDF0F0#FFEEEE#FFEFEF#FDEBED#F9F3EF#F7F0F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBEFEC  ·  #FBEFEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBEFED?

#FBEFED is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 251, 239, 237). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBEFED?

#FBEFED is RGB 251, 239, 237 — HSL 9°, 64%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 6%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBEFED?

Its complement is #EEF9FB; analogous partners are #FBEEF3 and #FBF7EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBEFED for text?

Black text on #FBEFED has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.