What color is #FAB6E5?

#FAB6E5 is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Hanami Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAB6E5?

The RGB value is 250, 182, 229: 250 red, 182 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAB6E5?

The complementary color is #B6FACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAB6E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAB6E5 color

#FAB6E5 rgb(250, 182, 229)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FAB6E5 is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 71.4% green and 89.8% blue (250, 182, 229).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 87% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 8% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Hanami Pink (#F2ABE1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#FAB6E5 color codes

HEX	`#FAB6E5`
RGB	`rgb(250, 182, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 71.4%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 87%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 27%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 8%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.53, 31.77, -13.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.53, 34.6, 336.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.295, 59.44, 81.884)`
Decimal	`16430821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAB6E5, 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 #FAB6E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAB6E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	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 #FAB6E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fab6e5; }
.text { color: #fab6e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fab6e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 182 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fab6e5, #fab6c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

Questions

What color is #FAB6E5?: #FAB6E5 is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Hanami Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAB6E5?: The RGB value is 250, 182, 229: 250 red, 182 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAB6E5?: The complementary color is #B6FACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAB6E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.