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#F8BEBE Color

#F8BEBE is rgb(248, 190, 190) in RGB, hsl(0, 81%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 23%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Pink (#F7BFBE), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F8BEBE
HEX#F8BEBE
RGBrgb(248, 190, 190)
HSLhsl(0, 81%, 86%)
HSVhsv(0, 23%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 23%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(85.4% 0.067 18.6)
LABlab(82.34% 21.47 8.50)
LCHlch(82.34% 23.09 21.60)

What #F8BEBE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F8BEBE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#F8BEBE Channel Values

How #F8BEBE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 248 · G 190 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 0° · S 81% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 0° · S 23% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 23% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F8BEBE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F8BEBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F8BEBE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #F8BEBE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F8BEBE.

How #F8BEBE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F8BEBE
Protanopia#C9C9BE
Protanomaly#DEC5BE
Deuteranopia#D4D4BC
Deuteranomaly#E3CBBD
Tritanopia#F8BEBE
Tritanomaly#F8BEBE
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

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Using #F8BEBE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f8bebe: #F8BEBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F8BEBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f8bebe': '#F8BEBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.745, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_f8bebe">#F8BEBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#F8BEBE"

More Red Colors

#F8BEBE sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F8BEBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F8BEBE?

#F8BEBE is a lightest red — rgb(248, 190, 190) in RGB and hsl(0, 81%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Pink (#F7BFBE), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.9.

What is the RGB value of #F8BEBE?

#F8BEBE is rgb(248, 190, 190) — red 248, green 190, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F8BEBE?

#F8BEBE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 23%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F8BEBE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F8BEBE scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F8BEBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F8BEBE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 5.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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