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#FBCBD7 Color

#FBCBD7 is rgb(251, 203, 215) in RGB, hsl(345, 86%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 14%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orchid Pink (#F2BDCD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBCBD7
HEX#FBCBD7
RGBrgb(251, 203, 215)
HSLhsl(345, 86%, 89%)
HSVhsv(345, 19%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 14%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(88.7% 0.056 1.6)
LABlab(86.20% 18.86 0.80)
LCHlch(86.20% 18.87 2.43)

What #FBCBD7 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 #FBCBD7, 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.

#FBCBD7 Channel Values

How #FBCBD7 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 203 · B 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 86% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 19% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 14% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBCBD7 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBCBD7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBCBD7; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FBCBD7

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 #FBCBD7.

How #FBCBD7 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#FBCBD7
Protanopia#D4D4D7
Protanomaly#E5D1D7
Deuteranopia#DCDCD6
Deuteranomaly#E9D6D6
Tritanopia#FACDCD
Tritanomaly#FACCD1
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBCBD7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbcbd7: #FBCBD7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBCBD7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbcbd7': '#FBCBD7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.796, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_fbcbd7">#FBCBD7</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBCBD7"

More Red Colors

#FBCBD7 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBCBD7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBCBD7?

#FBCBD7 is a lightest red — rgb(251, 203, 215) in RGB and hsl(345, 86%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orchid Pink (#F2BDCD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #FBCBD7?

#FBCBD7 is rgb(251, 203, 215) — red 251, green 203, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBCBD7?

#FBCBD7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 14%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBCBD7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBCBD7 scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBCBD7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBCBD7 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 6.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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