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#FB565B Color

#FB565B is rgb(251, 86, 91) in RGB, hsl(358, 95%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 64%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sunset Orange (#FD5E53), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FB565B
HEX#FB565B
RGBrgb(251, 86, 91)
HSLhsl(358, 95%, 66%)
HSVhsv(358, 66%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 64%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.201 22.6)
LABlab(60.58% 63.83 34.00)
LCHlch(60.58% 72.32 28.04)

What #FB565B 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 #FB565B, 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.

#FB565B Channel Values

How #FB565B 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 86 · B 918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 358° · S 95% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 358° · S 66% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 64% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.19:1 vs white · 6.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FB565B 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 text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FB565B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FB565B; 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 #FB565B

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 #FB565B.

How #FB565B 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#FB565B
Protanopia#878759
Protanomaly#C1765A
Deuteranopia#A6A650
Deuteranomaly#CE8D55
Tritanopia#FB5757
Tritanomaly#FB5658
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FB565B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fb565b: #FB565B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FB565B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fb565b': '#FB565B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.337, blue: 0.357)
Android XML<color name="color_fb565b">#FB565B</color>
SVG fillfill="#FB565B"

More Red Colors

#FB565B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FB565B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FB565B?

#FB565B is a light red — rgb(251, 86, 91) in RGB and hsl(358, 95%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sunset Orange (#FD5E53), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #FB565B?

#FB565B is rgb(251, 86, 91) — red 251, green 86, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FB565B?

#FB565B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 64%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FB565B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FB565B scores 3.19:1 against white and 6.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FB565B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FB565B 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 tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 14.78, which is visibly different.

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