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#FBF2F3 — Pale Muted Red

#FBF2F3 is a red color we call Pale Muted 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 #FBF2F3 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.

#FBF2F3 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 #F3FBFA; it also sits naturally between #FBF3F8 and #FBF6F3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBF2F3 · RGB 251, 242, 243

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Color values

HEX#FBF2F3
RGB251, 242, 243
HSL353°, 53%, 97%
HSV353°, 4%, 98%
CMYK0%, 4%, 3%, 2%
XYZ87.71, 90.48, 97.64
Yxy90.48, 0.3180, 0.3280
CIE-Lab96.20, 3.19, 0.58
Hunter Lab95.12, 3.26, 0.57

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 95% · Blue 95%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 3% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBF2F3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBF2F3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBF2F3

.text { color: #FBF2F3; }
.background { background-color: #FBF2F3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBF2F3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 242, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 53%, 97%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBF2F3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 242, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBF2F3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 242, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBF2F3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBF2F3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBF2F3

#F1D0D4#E5A9B0#DA8690#CF6370#C4404F#A0313E#7D2630#5A1C23#331014#100506

Tints of #FBF2F3

#FBF3F4#FBF3F4#FBF3F4#FBF3F4#FBF3F4#FAEFF1#FAEFF1#FAEFF1#FAEFF1#FAEFF1

Tones of #FBF2F3

#FBF4F5#FAF4F5#FAF5F6#F9F6F6#F8F6F6#F8F7F7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3FBFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.10:1 Fails
Against black text19.10:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBF2F3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBF2F3

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 #FBF2F3: ·

How #FBF2F3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F7F7F3Deuteranopia · #F8F8F3Tritanopia · #FBF3F3

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 #FBF2F3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 7d5a5a
#7D5A5A · #F1D1D1 · #F3E1E1 · #FAF2F2
Palette Faf3f3
#FAF3F3 · #E1E5EA · #A7BBC7 · #DA7F8F
Palette Dddddd
#DDDDDD · #F9F3F3 · #F7D9D9 · #F25287
Palette D14d72
#D14D72 · #FFABAB · #FCC8D1 · #FEF2F4
Palette Faf3f0
#FAF3F0 · #D4E2D4 · #FFCACC · #DBC4F0
Palette Fdf4f5
#FDF4F5 · #E8A0BF · #BA90C6 · #C0DBEA

Similar colors

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

#FAF2F2#FAF3F3#F9F3F3#FEF2F4#FAF3F0#FDF4F5#FBF0F0#FFF2F2#FDF0F0#F9F6F3#FFF4F4#FFF1F1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBF2F2  ·  #FBF2F4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBF2F3?

#FBF2F3 is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 251, 242, 243). Its closest standard named color is LavenderBlush.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBF2F3?

#FBF2F3 is RGB 251, 242, 243 — HSL 353°, 53%, 97% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 3%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBF2F3?

Its complement is #F3FBFA; analogous partners are #FBF3F8 and #FBF6F3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBF2F3 for text?

Black text on #FBF2F3 has a contrast ratio of 19.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.