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#FBB7C3 Color

#FBB7C3 is rgb(251, 183, 195) in RGB, hsl(349, 89%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 22%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cherry Blossom Pink (#FFB7C5), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBB7C3
HEX#FBB7C3
RGBrgb(251, 183, 195)
HSLhsl(349, 89%, 85%)
HSVhsv(349, 27%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 22%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(84.6% 0.08 7.2)
LABlab(81.14% 26.60 4.18)
LCHlch(81.14% 26.92 8.93)

What #FBB7C3 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 #FBB7C3, 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.

#FBB7C3 Channel Values

How #FBB7C3 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 183 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 349° · S 89% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 349° · S 27% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 22% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBB7C3 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBB7C3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBB7C3; 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 #FBB7C3

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 #FBB7C3.

How #FBB7C3 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#FBB7C3
Protanopia#C5C5C3
Protanomaly#DDBFC3
Deuteranopia#D1D1C1
Deuteranomaly#E3C7C2
Tritanopia#FAB9B9
Tritanomaly#FAB8BD
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBB7C3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbb7c3: #FBB7C3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBB7C3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbb7c3': '#FBB7C3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.718, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_fbb7c3">#FBB7C3</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBB7C3"

More Red Colors

#FBB7C3 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBB7C3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBB7C3?

#FBB7C3 is a lightest red — rgb(251, 183, 195) in RGB and hsl(349, 89%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cherry Blossom Pink (#FFB7C5), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.77.

What is the RGB value of #FBB7C3?

#FBB7C3 is rgb(251, 183, 195) — red 251, green 183, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBB7C3?

#FBB7C3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 22%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBB7C3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBB7C3 scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBB7C3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBB7C3 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 lightpink (#FFB6C1) at a CIE76 distance of 2.24, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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