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#FB50AE Color

#FB50AE is rgb(251, 80, 174) in RGB, hsl(327, 96%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 68%, 31%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Strawberry (#FF43A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FB50AE
HEX#FB50AE
RGBrgb(251, 80, 174)
HSLhsl(327, 96%, 65%)
HSVhsv(327, 68%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 31%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.224 350.7)
LABlab(61.46% 71.01 -12.82)
LCHlch(61.46% 72.16 349.77)

What #FB50AE 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 #FB50AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Strawberry#FF43A4ΔE 6.21Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 7.94Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 8.87Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 9.46Persian Rose#FE28A2ΔE 11.13Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 11.98

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

#FB50AE Channel Values

How #FB50AE 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 80 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 327° · S 96% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 327° · S 68% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 68% · Y 31% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.06:1 vs white · 6.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FB50AE 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 text3.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FB50AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FB50AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FB50AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FB50AE
Complementary
#50FB9D
Analogous
#F350FB
Analogous
#FB5059
Triadic
#AEFB50
Triadic
#50AEFB
Split comp.
#59FB50
Split comp.
#50FBF3

Tints & Shades of #FB50AE

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

#FC69BA
#FC7DC3
#FD96CF
#FDAFDA
#FEC8E6
#FEDCEF

Shades

#FB239A
#F00586
#C3046D
#960354
#69023B
#410124

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FB50AE.

How #FB50AE 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#FB50AE
Protanopia#8484AD
Protanomaly#C073AE
Deuteranopia#A4A4A9
Deuteranomaly#CD8AAB
Tritanopia#F66363
Tritanomaly#F85C87
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FB50AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fb50ae: #FB50AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FB50AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fb50ae': '#FB50AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.314, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_fb50ae">#FB50AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#FB50AE"

More Pink Colors

#FB50AE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FB50AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FB50AE?

#FB50AE is a light pink — rgb(251, 80, 174) in RGB and hsl(327, 96%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Strawberry (#FF43A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.21.

What is the RGB value of #FB50AE?

#FB50AE is rgb(251, 80, 174) — red 251, green 80, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FB50AE?

#FB50AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 31%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FB50AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FB50AE scores 3.06:1 against white and 6.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FB50AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FB50AE 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 9.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.