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#FBBCDE Color

#FBBCDE is rgb(251, 188, 222) in RGB, hsl(328, 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 3.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBBCDE
HEX#FBBCDE
RGBrgb(251, 188, 222)
HSLhsl(328, 89%, 86%)
HSVhsv(328, 25%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 12%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(86.2% 0.084 345.4)
LABlab(82.88% 27.15 -7.74)
LCHlch(82.88% 28.23 344.09)

What #FBBCDE 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 #FBBCDE, 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.

#FBBCDE Channel Values

How #FBBCDE 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 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 328° · S 89% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 328° · 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
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBBCDE 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 text13.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #FBBCDE

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

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 #FBBCDE.

How #FBBCDE 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#FBBCDE
Protanopia#C9C9DE
Protanomaly#DFC4DE
Deuteranopia#D4D4DC
Deuteranomaly#E4CBDD
Tritanopia#F8C1C1
Tritanomaly#F9BFCD
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBBCDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbbcde: #FBBCDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBBCDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbbcde': '#FBBCDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.737, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_fbbcde">#FBBCDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBBCDE"

More Pink Colors

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

#FBBCDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBBCDE?

#FBBCDE is a lightest pink — rgb(251, 188, 222) in RGB and hsl(328, 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 3.29.

What is the RGB value of #FBBCDE?

#FBBCDE is rgb(251, 188, 222) — red 251, green 188, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBBCDE?

#FBBCDE 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 #FBBCDE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBBCDE scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBBCDE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBBCDE 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 11.85, which is visibly different.

Open #FBBCDE in a Tool

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