Palettes / Colors / #FFFBFB

#FFFBFB — Pale Vivid Red

#FFFBFB is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Snow (#FFFAFA). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: snow (#FFFAFA) — not an exact match. CSS snow gives you #FFFAFA, a different color; use #FFFBFB 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.

#FFFBFB 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 #FAFFFF; it also sits naturally between #FFFAFC and #FFFCFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 98% · Blue 98%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFFBFB

.text { color: #FFFBFB; }
.background { background-color: #FFFBFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFBFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 251, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 100%, 99%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFBFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 251, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFBFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 251, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FFFBFB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAFFFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFBFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFFBFB

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:

How #FFFBFB 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 #FFFBFB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFFBFA  ·  #FFFBFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFBFB?

#FFFBFB is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 251, 251). Its closest standard named color is Snow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFBFB?

#FFFBFB is RGB 255, 251, 251 — HSL 0°, 100%, 99% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 2%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFBFB?

Its complement is #FAFFFF; analogous partners are #FFFAFC and #FFFCFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFBFB for text?

Black text on #FFFBFB has a contrast ratio of 20.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.03:1.