What color is #FAB6C3?

#FAB6C3 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Love Spell. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAB6C3?

The RGB value is 250, 182, 195: 250 red, 182 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAB6C3?

The complementary color is #B6FAED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAB6C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAB6C3 color

#FAB6C3 rgb(250, 182, 195)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FAB6C3 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 71.4% green and 76.5% blue (250, 182, 195).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 87% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 22% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Love Spell (#F8B4C4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#FAB6C3 color codes

HEX	`#FAB6C3`
RGB	`rgb(250, 182, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 71.4%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 87%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 27%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 22%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.58, 26.46, 3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.58, 26.65, 6.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.003, 57.723, 59.284)`
Decimal	`16430787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAB6C3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FAB6C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAB6C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FAB6C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fab6c3; }
.text { color: #fab6c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fab6c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 182 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fab6c3, #facbb6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FAB6C3?: #FAB6C3 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Love Spell. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAB6C3?: The RGB value is 250, 182, 195: 250 red, 182 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAB6C3?: The complementary color is #B6FAED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAB6C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.