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#FBDBDB Color

#FBDBDB is rgb(251, 219, 219) in RGB, hsl(0, 80%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 13%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Pink (#FADADD), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBDBDB
HEX#FBDBDB
RGBrgb(251, 219, 219)
HSLhsl(0, 80%, 92%)
HSVhsv(0, 13%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 13%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(91.8% 0.036 17.8)
LABlab(90.11% 11.44 4.30)
LCHlch(90.11% 12.22 20.60)

What #FBDBDB 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 #FBDBDB, 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.

#FBDBDB Channel Values

How #FBDBDB 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 219 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 0° · S 80% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 0° · S 13% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 13% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.29:1 vs white · 16.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBDBDB 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 text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FBDBDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FBDBDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBDBDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FBDBDB

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 #FBDBDB.

How #FBDBDB 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#FBDBDB
Protanopia#E1E1DB
Protanomaly#ECDFDB
Deuteranopia#E6E6DA
Deuteranomaly#EFE2DA
Tritanopia#FBDBDB
Tritanomaly#FBDBDB
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBDBDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbdbdb: #FBDBDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBDBDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbdbdb': '#FBDBDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.859, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_fbdbdb">#FBDBDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBDBDB"

More Red Colors

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

#FBDBDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBDBDB?

#FBDBDB is a lightest red — rgb(251, 219, 219) in RGB and hsl(0, 80%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Pink (#FADADD), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.54.

What is the RGB value of #FBDBDB?

#FBDBDB is rgb(251, 219, 219) — red 251, green 219, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBDBDB?

#FBDBDB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 13%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBDBDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBDBDB scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBDBDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBDBDB 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 3.55, which is very hard to tell apart.

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