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#FAB8E8 Color

#FAB8E8 is rgb(250, 184, 232) in RGB, hsl(316, 87%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 7%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Thistle (Crayola) (#EBB0D7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FAB8E8
HEX#FAB8E8
RGBrgb(250, 184, 232)
HSLhsl(316, 87%, 85%)
HSVhsv(316, 26%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 7%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(85.8% 0.098 336.7)
LABlab(82.12% 30.02 -14.21)
LCHlch(82.12% 33.21 334.67)

What #FAB8E8 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 #FAB8E8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 6.07Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 6.28Pink Pearl#E7ACCFΔE 8.42Cotton Candy#FFBCD9ΔE 9.91Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 10.21Little Girl Pink#F8B9D4ΔE 10.63

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

#FAB8E8 Channel Values

How #FAB8E8 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 184 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 316° · S 87% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 316° · S 26% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 7% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FAB8E8 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 text13.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FAB8E8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FAB8E8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FAB8E8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FAB8E8
Complementary
#B7FAC9
Analogous
#EAB7FA
Analogous
#FAB7C7
Triadic
#E8FAB7
Triadic
#B7E8FA
Split comp.
#C7FAB7
Split comp.
#B7FAEA

Tints & Shades of #FAB8E8

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

#FBC1EB
#FBCBEE
#FCD4F1
#FCD9F3
#FDE2F6
#FEECF9

Shades

#F67ED6
#F24AC5
#EE11B3
#BA0D8C
#810961
#4C0539

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FAB8E8.

How #FAB8E8 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#FAB8E8
Protanopia#C5C5E8
Protanomaly#DCC0E8
Deuteranopia#D1D1E6
Deuteranomaly#E3C7E7
Tritanopia#F5BFBF
Tritanomaly#F7BCD1
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FAB8E8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fab8e8: #FAB8E8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FAB8E8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fab8e8': '#FAB8E8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.722, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_fab8e8">#FAB8E8</color>
SVG fillfill="#FAB8E8"

More Pink Colors

#FAB8E8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#FAB8E8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FAB8E8?

#FAB8E8 is a lightest pink — rgb(250, 184, 232) in RGB and hsl(316, 87%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Thistle (Crayola) (#EBB0D7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #FAB8E8?

#FAB8E8 is rgb(250, 184, 232) — red 250, green 184, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FAB8E8?

#FAB8E8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 7%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FAB8E8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FAB8E8 scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FAB8E8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FAB8E8 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 11.63, which is visibly different.

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