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#FDBFC3 — Pale Vivid Red

#FDBFC3 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FDBFC3 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.

#FDBFC3 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 #BFFDF9; it also sits naturally between #FDBFE2 and #FDDABF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDBFC3 · RGB 253, 191, 195

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Color values

HEX#FDBFC3
RGB253, 191, 195
HSL356°, 94%, 87%
HSV356°, 25%, 99%
CMYK0%, 25%, 23%, 1%
XYZ68.99, 62.08, 59.98
Yxy62.08, 0.3611, 0.3250
CIE-Lab82.96, 22.81, 6.67
Hunter Lab78.79, 22.97, 5.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 75% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 23% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FDBFC3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FDBFC3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FDBFC3

.text { color: #FDBFC3; }
.background { background-color: #FDBFC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDBFC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 191, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 94%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDBFC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 191, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDBFC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 191, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDBFC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDBFC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDBFC3

#FC979E#FA6B74#F9434F#F81B2A#E40716#B70611#8F040E#68030A#3B0206#140102

Tints of #FDBFC3

#FDC4C7#FDC9CC#FDCED1#FED2D5#FED7DA#FED7DA#FEDCDF#FEE1E3#FEE6E8#FEEBEC

Tones of #FDBFC3

#F9C3C7#F4C8CB#F0CCCE#EBD1D2#E7D5D6#E2DADA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFFDF9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.57:1 Fails
Against black text13.42:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDBFC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDBFC3

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 #FDBFC3: ·

How #FDBFC3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2C2Deuteranopia · #E6EAC2Tritanopia · #FAC1C1

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 pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FDBFC3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 0e3150
#0E3150 · #6DC9C8 · #FFC0C2 · #F7E9E3
Palette A8df8e
#A8DF8E · #F3FDE8 · #FFE5E5 · #FFBFBF
Palette Fe81d4
#FE81D4 · #FAACBF · #FBC3C1 · #FFEABB
Palette Ccf6c8
#CCF6C8 · #FAFCC2 · #F6D6AD · #F9C0C0
Palette Fcf5ee
#FCF5EE · #FFC4C4 · #EE6983 · #850E35
Palette Fff5e4
#FFF5E4 · #FFC4C4 · #EE6983 · #850E35

Similar colors

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

#FFC0C2#FFBFBF#FBC3C1#F9C0C0#FFC4C4#FFBDBD#FFC5C5#FFBCBC#FFC6C6#FFC6C7#F5C0C0#FCB7C7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDBFC2  ·  #FDBFC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDBFC3?

#FDBFC3 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 191, 195). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDBFC3?

#FDBFC3 is RGB 253, 191, 195 — HSL 356°, 94%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 23%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDBFC3?

Its complement is #BFFDF9; analogous partners are #FDBFE2 and #FDDABF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDBFC3 for text?

Black text on #FDBFC3 has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.