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#FDBFCB — Pale Vivid Red

#FDBFCB 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 #FDBFCB 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.

#FDBFCB 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 #BFFDF1; it also sits naturally between #FDBFEA and #FDD1BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDBFCB · RGB 253, 191, 203

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Color values

HEX#FDBFCB
RGB253, 191, 203
HSL348°, 94%, 87%
HSV348°, 25%, 99%
CMYK0%, 25%, 20%, 1%
XYZ69.92, 62.46, 64.87
Yxy62.46, 0.3545, 0.3166
CIE-Lab83.16, 23.96, 2.67
Hunter Lab79.03, 24.22, 2.44

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 75% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 20% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FDBFCB

.text { color: #FDBFCB; }
.background { background-color: #FDBFCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDBFCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 191, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 94%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDBFCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 191, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDBFCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 191, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FDBFCB

#FC97AB#FA6B87#F94367#F81B48#E40733#B70629#8F0420#680317#3B020D#140104

Tints of #FDBFCB

#FDC4CF#FDC9D3#FDCED7#FED2DB#FED7DF#FED7DF#FEDCE3#FEE1E7#FEE6EB#FEEBEF

Tones of #FDBFCB

#F9C3CE#F4C8D1#F0CCD3#EBD1D6#E7D5D8#E2DADB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFFDF1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.56:1 Fails
Against black text13.49:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDBFCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDBFCB

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 #FDBFCB: ·

How #FDBFCB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2C8Deuteranopia · #E6EAC7Tritanopia · #FAC6C5

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 #FDBFCB rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffeecc
#FFEECC · #FFDDCC · #FFCCCC · #FEBBCC
Palette Ffbbcc
#FFBBCC · #FFCCCC · #FFDDCC · #FFEECC
Palette 6867ac
#6867AC · #A267AC · #CE7BB0 · #FFBCD1
Palette Fcf5ee
#FCF5EE · #FBE8E7 · #F7DDDE · #FFC4D0
Palette Ff8ba7
#FF8BA7 · #FFC6C7 · #FAEEE7 · #C3F0CA
Palette Ffc5c5
#FFC5C5 · #FFEBD8 · #C7DCA7 · #89B9AD

Similar colors

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

#FEBBCC#FFBBCC#FFBCD1#FFC4D0#FFC6C7#FFC5C5#FFC4C4#FFC6C6#FCB7C7#FFC7C7#FFC0C2#FCBAD3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDBFCA  ·  #FDBFCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDBFCB?

#FDBFCB is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 191, 203). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDBFCB?

#FDBFCB is RGB 253, 191, 203 — HSL 348°, 94%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 20%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDBFCB?

Its complement is #BFFDF1; analogous partners are #FDBFEA and #FDD1BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDBFCB for text?

Black text on #FDBFCB has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.