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#FB72FE Color

#FB72FE is rgb(251, 114, 254) in RGB, hsl(299, 99%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 55%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Flamingo (#FC74FD), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FB72FE
HEX#FB72FE
RGBrgb(251, 114, 254)
HSLhsl(299, 99%, 72%)
HSVhsv(299, 55%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 55%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.232 326.7)
LABlab(69.14% 66.26 -45.87)
LCHlch(69.14% 80.59 325.31)

What #FB72FE 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 #FB72FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 1.47Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 2.48Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 10.93Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 15.87Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 15.92Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 15.98

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

#FB72FE Channel Values

How #FB72FE 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 114 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 99% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 55% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FB72FE 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 text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FB72FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FB72FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FB72FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FB72FE
Complementary
#73FE71
Analogous
#B571FE
Analogous
#FE71BA
Triadic
#FEFC71
Triadic
#71FEFC
Split comp.
#BAFE71
Split comp.
#71FEB5

Tints & Shades of #FB72FE

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

#FC85FE
#FD94FE
#FDA9FF
#FEBDFF
#FED1FF
#FEE1FF

Shades

#FB3EFE
#FA10FE
#D701DA
#A501A7
#730175
#460047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FB72FE.

How #FB72FE 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#FB72FE
Protanopia#9696FE
Protanomaly#C789FE
Deuteranopia#B0B0FB
Deuteranomaly#D29BFC
Tritanopia#EF8E8E
Tritanomaly#F484C5
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FB72FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fb72fe: #FB72FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FB72FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fb72fe': '#FB72FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.447, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_fb72fe">#FB72FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#FB72FE"

More Pink Colors

#FB72FE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FB72FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FB72FE?

#FB72FE is a light pink — rgb(251, 114, 254) in RGB and hsl(299, 99%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Flamingo (#FC74FD), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.47.

What is the RGB value of #FB72FE?

#FB72FE is rgb(251, 114, 254) — red 251, green 114, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FB72FE?

#FB72FE converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 55%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FB72FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FB72FE scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FB72FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FB72FE 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 violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 15.98, which is visibly different.

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