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#FBBCDC Color

#FBBCDC is rgb(251, 188, 220) in RGB, hsl(330, 89%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 12%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cotton Candy (#FFBCD9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBBCDC
HEX#FBBCDC
RGBrgb(251, 188, 220)
HSLhsl(330, 89%, 86%)
HSVhsv(330, 25%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 12%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(86.2% 0.083 347.1)
LABlab(82.84% 26.91 -6.74)
LCHlch(82.84% 27.74 345.94)

What #FBBCDC 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 #FBBCDC, 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.

#FBBCDC Channel Values

How #FBBCDC 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 188 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 89% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 25% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 12% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBBCDC 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 text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #FBBCDC

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FBBCDC

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 #FBBCDC.

How #FBBCDC 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#FBBCDC
Protanopia#C9C9DC
Protanomaly#DFC4DC
Deuteranopia#D4D4DA
Deuteranomaly#E4CBDB
Tritanopia#F8C0C0
Tritanomaly#F9BFCC
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBBCDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbbcdc: #FBBCDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBBCDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbbcdc': '#FBBCDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.737, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_fbbcdc">#FBBCDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBBCDC"

More Pink Colors

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

#FBBCDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBBCDC?

#FBBCDC is a lightest pink — rgb(251, 188, 220) in RGB and hsl(330, 89%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cotton Candy (#FFBCD9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.44.

What is the RGB value of #FBBCDC?

#FBBCDC is rgb(251, 188, 220) — red 251, green 188, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBBCDC?

#FBBCDC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 12%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBBCDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBBCDC scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBBCDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBBCDC 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 pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 10.83, which is visibly different.

Open #FBBCDC in a Tool

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