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#FBDFE1 Color

#FBDFE1 is rgb(251, 223, 225) in RGB, hsl(356, 78%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 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 2.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBDFE1
HEX#FBDFE1
RGBrgb(251, 223, 225)
HSLhsl(356, 78%, 93%)
HSVhsv(356, 11%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(92.7% 0.031 12.8)
LABlab(91.20% 10.20 2.74)
LCHlch(91.20% 10.56 15.02)

What #FBDFE1 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 #FBDFE1, 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.

#FBDFE1 Channel Values

How #FBDFE1 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 223 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 356° · S 78% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 356° · S 11% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 10% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBDFE1 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FBDFE1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FBDFE1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBDFE1; 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 #FBDFE1

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 #FBDFE1.

How #FBDFE1 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#FBDFE1
Protanopia#E4E4E1
Protanomaly#EEE2E1
Deuteranopia#E9E9E0
Deuteranomaly#F0E5E0
Tritanopia#FBDFDF
Tritanomaly#FBDFE0
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBDFE1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbdfe1: #FBDFE1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBDFE1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbdfe1': '#FBDFE1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.875, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_fbdfe1">#FBDFE1</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBDFE1"

More Red Colors

#FBDFE1 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBDFE1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBDFE1?

#FBDFE1 is a lightest red — rgb(251, 223, 225) in RGB and hsl(356, 78%, 93%) 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 2.12.

What is the RGB value of #FBDFE1?

#FBDFE1 is rgb(251, 223, 225) — red 251, green 223, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBDFE1?

#FBDFE1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBDFE1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBDFE1 scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBDFE1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBDFE1 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 2.95, which is very hard to tell apart.

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