#FBE5ED Color

#FBE5ED is rgb(251, 229, 237) in RGB, hsl(338, 73%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Piggy Pink (#FDDDE6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBE5ED

HEX#FBE5ED

RGBrgb(251, 229, 237)

HSLhsl(338, 73%, 94%)

HSVhsv(338, 9%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(94.2% 0.026 353.5)

LABlab(92.91% 8.75 -1.03)

LCHlch(92.91% 8.81 353.27)

What #FBE5ED 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 #FBE5ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Piggy Pink#FDDDE6ΔE 4.3 Petal#F5E2E2ΔE 4.32 Lavender Blush#FFF0F5ΔE 4.34 Pale Pink#FADADDΔE 5.81 Pink Diamond (Ace Hardware Color)#F6D6DEΔE 5.91 Misty Rose#FFE4E1ΔE 6.08

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#FBE5ED Channel Values

How #FBE5ED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 251 · G 229 · B 237	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 338° · S 73% · L 94%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 338° · S 9% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 9% · Y 6% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.2:1 vs white · 17.53:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBE5ED 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 text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text17.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FBE5ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FBE5ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBE5ED; 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 #FBE5ED

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

#FCE9F0

#FCEDF3

#FDF2F6

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FBE5ED.

How #FBE5ED 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#FBE5ED

Protanopia#E9E9ED

Protanomaly#F0E7ED

Deuteranopia#EDEDEC

Deuteranomaly#F2EAED

Tritanopia#FAE6E6

Tritanomaly#FAE6E9

Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBE5ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbe5ed: #FBE5ED;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBE5ED;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbe5ed': '#FBE5ED' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.898, blue: 0.929)

Android XML<color name="color_fbe5ed">#FBE5ED</color>

SVG fillfill="#FBE5ED"

More Pink Colors

#FBE5ED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#FBE5ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBE5ED?

#FBE5ED is a lightest pink — rgb(251, 229, 237) in RGB and hsl(338, 73%, 94%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Piggy Pink (#FDDDE6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.3.

What is the RGB value of #FBE5ED?

#FBE5ED is rgb(251, 229, 237) — red 251, green 229, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBE5ED?

#FBE5ED converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBE5ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBE5ED scores 1.2:1 against white and 17.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBE5ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBE5ED 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 lavenderblush (#FFF0F5) at a CIE76 distance of 4.34, which is very hard to tell apart.

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