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#FBC9BC Color

#FBC9BC is rgb(251, 201, 188) in RGB, hsl(12, 89%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 25%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Red (#FFCCCB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBC9BC
HEX#FBC9BC
RGBrgb(251, 201, 188)
HSLhsl(12, 89%, 86%)
HSVhsv(12, 25%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 25%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(87.6% 0.06 35)
LABlab(85.19% 16.92 13.62)
LCHlch(85.19% 21.72 38.82)

What #FBC9BC 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 #FBC9BC, 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.

#FBC9BC Channel Values

How #FBC9BC 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 201 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 12° · S 89% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 12° · S 25% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 25% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBC9BC 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBC9BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBC9BC; 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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Tints & Shades of #FBC9BC

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.

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Shades

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How #FBC9BC 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#FBC9BC
Protanopia#D3D3BC
Protanomaly#E4CFBC
Deuteranopia#DBDBBA
Deuteranomaly#E9D4BB
Tritanopia#FCC7C7
Tritanomaly#FCC8C3
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBC9BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbc9bc: #FBC9BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBC9BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbc9bc': '#FBC9BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.788, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_fbc9bc">#FBC9BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBC9BC"

More Red Colors

#FBC9BC sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBC9BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBC9BC?

#FBC9BC is a lightest red — rgb(251, 201, 188) in RGB and hsl(12, 89%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Red (#FFCCCB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.24.

What is the RGB value of #FBC9BC?

#FBC9BC is rgb(251, 201, 188) — red 251, green 201, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBC9BC?

#FBC9BC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 25%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBC9BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBC9BC scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBC9BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBC9BC 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 peachpuff (#FFDAB9) at a CIE76 distance of 11.4, which is visibly different.

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