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#FBC5EA Color

#FBC5EA is rgb(251, 197, 234) in RGB, hsl(319, 87%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 7%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBC5EA
HEX#FBC5EA
RGBrgb(251, 197, 234)
HSLhsl(319, 87%, 88%)
HSVhsv(319, 22%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 7%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(88.2% 0.077 338.1)
LABlab(85.24% 24.14 -10.65)
LCHlch(85.24% 26.39 336.19)

What #FBC5EA 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 #FBC5EA, 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.

#FBC5EA Channel Values

How #FBC5EA 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 197 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 319° · S 87% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 319° · S 22% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 7% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBC5EA 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBC5EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBC5EA; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FBC5EA

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

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How #FBC5EA 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#FBC5EA
Protanopia#D0D0EA
Protanomaly#E2CBEA
Deuteranopia#D9D9E9
Deuteranomaly#E7D1E9
Tritanopia#F7CACA
Tritanomaly#F9C8D8
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBC5EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbc5ea: #FBC5EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBC5EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbc5ea': '#FBC5EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.773, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_fbc5ea">#FBC5EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBC5EA"

More Pink Colors

#FBC5EA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBC5EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBC5EA?

#FBC5EA is a lightest pink — rgb(251, 197, 234) in RGB and hsl(319, 87%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.97.

What is the RGB value of #FBC5EA?

#FBC5EA is rgb(251, 197, 234) — red 251, green 197, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBC5EA?

#FBC5EA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 7%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBC5EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBC5EA scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBC5EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBC5EA 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 12.91, which is visibly different.

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