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#FBE2DB Color

#FBE2DB is rgb(251, 226, 219) in RGB, hsl(13, 80%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 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 2.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBE2DB
HEX#FBE2DB
RGBrgb(251, 226, 219)
HSLhsl(13, 80%, 92%)
HSVhsv(13, 13%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(93.1% 0.029 36.2)
LABlab(91.81% 8.03 6.72)
LCHlch(91.81% 10.47 39.93)

What #FBE2DB 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 #FBE2DB, 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.

#FBE2DB Channel Values

How #FBE2DB 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 226 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 80% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 13% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 13% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBE2DB 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 text17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBE2DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBE2DB; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FBE2DB

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 #FBE2DB.

How #FBE2DB 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#FBE2DB
Protanopia#E7E7DB
Protanomaly#EFE5DB
Deuteranopia#EBEBDA
Deuteranomaly#F1E7DB
Tritanopia#FCE1E1
Tritanomaly#FBE1DF
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBE2DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbe2db: #FBE2DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBE2DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbe2db': '#FBE2DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.886, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_fbe2db">#FBE2DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBE2DB"

More Red Colors

#FBE2DB sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBE2DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBE2DB?

#FBE2DB is a lightest red — rgb(251, 226, 219) in RGB and hsl(13, 80%, 92%) 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 2.27.

What is the RGB value of #FBE2DB?

#FBE2DB is rgb(251, 226, 219) — red 251, green 226, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBE2DB?

#FBE2DB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBE2DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBE2DB scores 1.24:1 against white and 17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBE2DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBE2DB 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 2.27, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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