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#FBBBE5 Color

#FBBBE5 is rgb(251, 187, 229) in RGB, hsl(321, 89%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 9%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Thistle (Crayola) (#EBB0D7), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBBBE5
HEX#FBBBE5
RGBrgb(251, 187, 229)
HSLhsl(321, 89%, 86%)
HSVhsv(321, 25%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 9%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(86.3% 0.091 339.8)
LABlab(82.83% 28.50 -11.55)
LCHlch(82.83% 30.75 337.93)

What #FBBBE5 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 #FBBBE5, 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 pink in the library.

#FBBBE5 Channel Values

How #FBBBE5 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 187 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 321° · S 89% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 321° · S 25% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 9% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBBBE5 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FBBBE5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FBBBE5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBBBE5; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FBBBE5

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 #FBBBE5.

How #FBBBE5 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#FBBBE5
Protanopia#C8C8E5
Protanomaly#DEC3E5
Deuteranopia#D3D3E3
Deuteranomaly#E4CAE4
Tritanopia#F7C1C1
Tritanomaly#F8BFD0
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBBBE5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbbbe5: #FBBBE5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBBBE5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbbbe5': '#FBBBE5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.733, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_fbbbe5">#FBBBE5</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBBBE5"

More Pink Colors

#FBBBE5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBBBE5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBBBE5?

#FBBBE5 is a lightest pink — rgb(251, 187, 229) in RGB and hsl(321, 89%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Thistle (Crayola) (#EBB0D7), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.94.

What is the RGB value of #FBBBE5?

#FBBBE5 is rgb(251, 187, 229) — red 251, green 187, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBBBE5?

#FBBBE5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 9%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBBBE5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBBBE5 scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBBBE5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBBBE5 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 14.13, which is visibly different.

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