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#FB23BA Color

#FB23BA is rgb(251, 35, 186) in RGB, hsl(318, 96%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 86%, 26%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shocking Pink (#FC0FC0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FB23BA
HEX#FB23BA
RGBrgb(251, 35, 186)
HSLhsl(318, 96%, 56%)
HSVhsv(318, 86%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 26%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.27 344.8)
LABlab(57.70% 83.32 -25.42)
LCHlch(57.70% 87.12 343.03)

What #FB23BA 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 #FB23BA, 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 pink in the library.

#FB23BA Channel Values

How #FB23BA 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 251 · G 35 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 96% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 86% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 86% · Y 26% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.47:1 vs white · 6.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FB23BA 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 text3.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FB23BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FB23BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FB23BA; 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 #FB23BA

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 #FB23BA.

How #FB23BA 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#FB23BA
Protanopia#7575B9
Protanomaly#BA5FBA
Deuteranopia#9C9CB5
Deuteranomaly#C97DB7
Tritanopia#F44E4E
Tritanomaly#F74187
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FB23BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fb23ba: #FB23BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FB23BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fb23ba': '#FB23BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.137, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_fb23ba">#FB23BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#FB23BA"

More Pink Colors

#FB23BA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FB23BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FB23BA?

#FB23BA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(251, 35, 186) in RGB and hsl(318, 96%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shocking Pink (#FC0FC0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.12.

What is the RGB value of #FB23BA?

#FB23BA is rgb(251, 35, 186) — red 251, green 35, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FB23BA?

#FB23BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 86%, 26%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FB23BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FB23BA scores 3.47:1 against white and 6.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FB23BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FB23BA 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 deeppink (#FF1493) at a CIE76 distance of 21.33, which is visibly different.

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