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#FBD6CB Color

#FBD6CB is rgb(251, 214, 203) in RGB, hsl(14, 86%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBD6CB
HEX#FBD6CB
RGBrgb(251, 214, 203)
HSLhsl(14, 86%, 89%)
HSVhsv(14, 19%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(90.4% 0.044 37.2)
LABlab(88.59% 12.08 10.49)
LCHlch(88.59% 16.00 40.97)

What #FBD6CB 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 #FBD6CB, 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.

#FBD6CB Channel Values

How #FBD6CB 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 214 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 14° · S 86% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 14° · S 19% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 19% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBD6CB 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBD6CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBD6CB; 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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Tints & Shades of #FBD6CB

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 #FBD6CB.

How #FBD6CB 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#FBD6CB
Protanopia#DDDDCB
Protanomaly#EADACB
Deuteranopia#E3E3CA
Deuteranomaly#EDDECA
Tritanopia#FCD5D5
Tritanomaly#FCD5D1
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBD6CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbd6cb: #FBD6CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBD6CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbd6cb': '#FBD6CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.839, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_fbd6cb">#FBD6CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBD6CB"

More Red Colors

#FBD6CB sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBD6CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBD6CB?

#FBD6CB is a lightest red — rgb(251, 214, 203) in RGB and hsl(14, 86%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.75.

What is the RGB value of #FBD6CB?

#FBD6CB is rgb(251, 214, 203) — red 251, green 214, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBD6CB?

#FBD6CB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBD6CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBD6CB scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBD6CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBD6CB 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 7.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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