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#FBE4E4 Color

#FBE4E4 is rgb(251, 228, 228) in RGB, hsl(0, 74%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petal (#F5E2E2), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBE4E4
HEX#FBE4E4
RGBrgb(251, 228, 228)
HSLhsl(0, 74%, 94%)
HSVhsv(0, 9%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(93.7% 0.025 17.6)
LABlab(92.48% 8.13 3.01)
LCHlch(92.48% 8.67 20.32)

What #FBE4E4 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 #FBE4E4, 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.

#FBE4E4 Channel Values

How #FBE4E4 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 228 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 0° · S 74% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 0° · S 9% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 9% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBE4E4 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 text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBE4E4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBE4E4; 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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Tints & Shades of #FBE4E4

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.

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Shades

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How #FBE4E4 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#FBE4E4
Protanopia#E8E8E4
Protanomaly#F0E6E4
Deuteranopia#ECECE3
Deuteranomaly#F2E9E4
Tritanopia#FBE4E4
Tritanomaly#FBE4E4
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

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Using #FBE4E4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbe4e4: #FBE4E4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBE4E4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbe4e4': '#FBE4E4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.894, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_fbe4e4">#FBE4E4</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBE4E4"

More Red Colors

#FBE4E4 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBE4E4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBE4E4?

#FBE4E4 is a lightest red — rgb(251, 228, 228) in RGB and hsl(0, 74%, 94%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petal (#F5E2E2), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.84.

What is the RGB value of #FBE4E4?

#FBE4E4 is rgb(251, 228, 228) — red 251, green 228, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBE4E4?

#FBE4E4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBE4E4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBE4E4 scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBE4E4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBE4E4 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 2.3, which is very hard to tell apart.

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