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#FBE1DF Color

#FBE1DF is rgb(251, 225, 223) in RGB, hsl(4, 78%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Misty Rose (#FFE4E1), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBE1DF
HEX#FBE1DF
RGBrgb(251, 225, 223)
HSLhsl(4, 78%, 93%)
HSVhsv(4, 11%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(93% 0.029 23)
LABlab(91.65% 8.98 4.41)
LCHlch(91.65% 10.01 26.15)

What #FBE1DF 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 #FBE1DF, 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.

#FBE1DF Channel Values

How #FBE1DF 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 225 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 4° · S 78% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 4° · S 11% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 11% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 16.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBE1DF 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBE1DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBE1DF; 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 #FBE1DF

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 #FBE1DF.

How #FBE1DF 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#FBE1DF
Protanopia#E6E6DF
Protanomaly#EFE4DF
Deuteranopia#EAEADE
Deuteranomaly#F1E6DF
Tritanopia#FBE1E1
Tritanomaly#FBE1E0
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBE1DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbe1df: #FBE1DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBE1DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbe1df': '#FBE1DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.882, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_fbe1df">#FBE1DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBE1DF"

More Red Colors

#FBE1DF sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBE1DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBE1DF?

#FBE1DF is a lightest red — rgb(251, 225, 223) in RGB and hsl(4, 78%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Misty Rose (#FFE4E1), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.29.

What is the RGB value of #FBE1DF?

#FBE1DF is rgb(251, 225, 223) — red 251, green 225, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBE1DF?

#FBE1DF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBE1DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBE1DF scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBE1DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBE1DF 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 1.29, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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