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#FBCAC1 Color

#FBCAC1 is rgb(251, 202, 193) in RGB, hsl(9, 88%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 23%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Red (#FFCCCB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBCAC1
HEX#FBCAC1
RGBrgb(251, 202, 193)
HSLhsl(9, 88%, 87%)
HSVhsv(9, 23%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 23%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(87.9% 0.057 30.3)
LABlab(85.52% 16.94 11.44)
LCHlch(85.52% 20.44 34.04)

What #FBCAC1 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 #FBCAC1, 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.

#FBCAC1 Channel Values

How #FBCAC1 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 202 · B 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 9° · S 88% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 9° · S 23% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 23% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBCAC1 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 text14.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBCAC1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBCAC1; 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 #FBCAC1

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FBCAC1.

How #FBCAC1 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#FBCAC1
Protanopia#D3D3C1
Protanomaly#E4D0C1
Deuteranopia#DCDCBF
Deuteranomaly#E9D5C0
Tritanopia#FCC9C9
Tritanomaly#FCC9C6
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBCAC1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbcac1: #FBCAC1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBCAC1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbcac1': '#FBCAC1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.792, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_fbcac1">#FBCAC1</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBCAC1"

More Red Colors

#FBCAC1 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBCAC1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBCAC1?

#FBCAC1 is a lightest red — rgb(251, 202, 193) in RGB and hsl(9, 88%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Red (#FFCCCB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.16.

What is the RGB value of #FBCAC1?

#FBCAC1 is rgb(251, 202, 193) — red 251, green 202, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBCAC1?

#FBCAC1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 23%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBCAC1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBCAC1 scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBCAC1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBCAC1 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 10.88, which is visibly different.

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