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#FCB6BE Color

#FCB6BE is rgb(252, 182, 190) in RGB, hsl(353, 92%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 25%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pink (#FFB6C1), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCB6BE
HEX#FCB6BE
RGBrgb(252, 182, 190)
HSLhsl(353, 92%, 85%)
HSVhsv(353, 28%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 25%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.082 11.4)
LABlab(80.91% 26.95 6.56)
LCHlch(80.91% 27.74 13.68)

What #FCB6BE 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 #FCB6BE, 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.

#FCB6BE Channel Values

How #FCB6BE 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 252 · G 182 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 353° · S 92% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 353° · S 28% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 25% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCB6BE 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCB6BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCB6BE; 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 #FCB6BE

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 #FCB6BE.

How #FCB6BE 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#FCB6BE
Protanopia#C4C4BE
Protanomaly#DDBFBE
Deuteranopia#D1D1BC
Deuteranomaly#E3C7BD
Tritanopia#FBB7B7
Tritanomaly#FCB7BA
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCB6BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcb6be: #FCB6BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCB6BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcb6be': '#FCB6BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.714, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_fcb6be">#FCB6BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCB6BE"

More Red Colors

#FCB6BE sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCB6BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCB6BE?

#FCB6BE is a lightest red — rgb(252, 182, 190) in RGB and hsl(353, 92%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pink (#FFB6C1), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.78.

What is the RGB value of #FCB6BE?

#FCB6BE is rgb(252, 182, 190) — red 252, green 182, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCB6BE?

#FCB6BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 25%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCB6BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCB6BE scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCB6BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCB6BE 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 lightpink (#FFB6C1) at a CIE76 distance of 1.78, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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