What color is #FBA3C5?

#FBA3C5 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Carnation Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBA3C5?

The RGB value is 251, 163, 197: 251 red, 163 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBA3C5?

The complementary color is #A3FBD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBA3C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBA3C5 color

#FBA3C5 rgb(251, 163, 197)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FBA3C5 is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 63.9% green and 77.3% blue (251, 163, 197).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 92% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 22% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Carnation Pink (#FFA6C9), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#FBA3C5 color codes

HEX	`#FBA3C5`
RGB	`rgb(251, 163, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 63.9%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 92%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 35%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 22%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.52, 37.06, -3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.52, 37.26, 354.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.96, 50.739, 59.29)`
Decimal	`16491461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBA3C5, 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 #FBA3C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBA3C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #FBA3C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fba3c5; }
.text { color: #fba3c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fba3c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 163 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fba3c5, #fbada3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FBA3C5?: #FBA3C5 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Carnation Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBA3C5?: The RGB value is 251, 163, 197: 251 red, 163 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBA3C5?: The complementary color is #A3FBD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBA3C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.