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#FB7494 Color

#FB7494 is rgb(251, 116, 148) in RGB, hsl(346, 94%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 41%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Crimson (#F56991), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FB7494
HEX#FB7494
RGBrgb(251, 116, 148)
HSLhsl(346, 94%, 72%)
HSVhsv(346, 54%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 41%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.167 7.3)
LABlab(66.35% 54.69 9.13)
LCHlch(66.35% 55.44 9.48)

What #FB7494 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 #FB7494, 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.

#FB7494 Channel Values

How #FB7494 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 116 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 346° · S 94% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 346° · S 54% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 54% · Y 41% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.62:1 vs white · 8.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FB7494 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 text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FB7494

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FB7494; 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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Tints & Shades of #FB7494

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FB7494.

How #FB7494 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#FB7494
Protanopia#979793
Protanomaly#C78A94
Deuteranopia#B0B08F
Deuteranomaly#D29C91
Tritanopia#F97979
Tritanomaly#FA7784
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FB7494 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fb7494: #FB7494;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FB7494;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fb7494': '#FB7494' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.455, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_fb7494">#FB7494</color>
SVG fillfill="#FB7494"

More Red Colors

#FB7494 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FB7494 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FB7494?

#FB7494 is a light red — rgb(251, 116, 148) in RGB and hsl(346, 94%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Crimson (#F56991), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.6.

What is the RGB value of #FB7494?

#FB7494 is rgb(251, 116, 148) — red 251, green 116, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FB7494?

#FB7494 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 41%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FB7494 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FB7494 scores 2.62:1 against white and 8.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FB7494 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FB7494 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 13.36, which is visibly different.

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