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#FBD5E4 Color

#FBD5E4 is rgb(251, 213, 228) in RGB, hsl(336, 83%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mimi Pink (#FFDAE9), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBD5E4
HEX#FBD5E4
RGBrgb(251, 213, 228)
HSLhsl(336, 83%, 91%)
HSVhsv(336, 15%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(90.9% 0.046 352.3)
LABlab(88.86% 15.46 -2.20)
LCHlch(88.86% 15.62 351.89)

What #FBD5E4 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 #FBD5E4, 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.

#FBD5E4 Channel Values

How #FBD5E4 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 213 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 83% · L 91%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 15% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 9% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBD5E4 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBD5E4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBD5E4; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FBD5E4

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 #FBD5E4.

How #FBD5E4 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#FBD5E4
Protanopia#DCDCE4
Protanomaly#E9D9E4
Deuteranopia#E3E3E3
Deuteranomaly#EDDDE3
Tritanopia#F9D7D7
Tritanomaly#FAD6DC
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBD5E4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbd5e4: #FBD5E4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBD5E4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbd5e4': '#FBD5E4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.835, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_fbd5e4">#FBD5E4</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBD5E4"

More Pink Colors

#FBD5E4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBD5E4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBD5E4?

#FBD5E4 is a lightest pink — rgb(251, 213, 228) in RGB and hsl(336, 83%, 91%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mimi Pink (#FFDAE9), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.73.

What is the RGB value of #FBD5E4?

#FBD5E4 is rgb(251, 213, 228) — red 251, green 213, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBD5E4?

#FBD5E4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBD5E4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBD5E4 scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBD5E4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBD5E4 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 mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 10.33, which is visibly different.

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