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#FAB2BB Color

#FAB2BB is rgb(250, 178, 187) in RGB, hsl(353, 88%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 25%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pink (#FFB6C1), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FAB2BB
HEX#FAB2BB
RGBrgb(250, 178, 187)
HSLhsl(353, 88%, 84%)
HSVhsv(353, 29%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 25%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(83.4% 0.085 10.8)
LABlab(79.73% 27.90 6.45)
LCHlch(79.73% 28.64 13.03)

What #FAB2BB 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 #FAB2BB, 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.

#FAB2BB Channel Values

How #FAB2BB 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 250 · G 178 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 353° · S 88% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 353° · S 29% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 25% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FAB2BB 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FAB2BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FAB2BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FAB2BB; 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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Tints & Shades of #FAB2BB

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 #FAB2BB.

How #FAB2BB 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#FAB2BB
Protanopia#C1C1BB
Protanomaly#DABBBB
Deuteranopia#CECEB9
Deuteranomaly#E1C3BA
Tritanopia#F9B3B3
Tritanomaly#FAB3B6
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FAB2BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fab2bb: #FAB2BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FAB2BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fab2bb': '#FAB2BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.698, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_fab2bb">#FAB2BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#FAB2BB"

More Red Colors

#FAB2BB sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FAB2BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FAB2BB?

#FAB2BB is a lightest red — rgb(250, 178, 187) in RGB and hsl(353, 88%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pink (#FFB6C1), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.87.

What is the RGB value of #FAB2BB?

#FAB2BB is rgb(250, 178, 187) — red 250, green 178, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FAB2BB?

#FAB2BB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 25%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FAB2BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FAB2BB scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FAB2BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FAB2BB 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 lightpink (#FFB6C1) at a CIE76 distance of 1.87, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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