What color is #FBABCA?

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

What is the RGB value of #FBABCA?

The RGB value is 251, 171, 202: 251 red, 171 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBABCA?

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

Is black or white text better on #FBABCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBABCA color

#FBABCA rgb(251, 171, 202)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FBABCA is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 67.1% green and 79.2% blue (251, 171, 202).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 91% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 20% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Carnation Pink (#FFA6C9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#FBABCA color codes

HEX	`#FBABCA`
RGB	`rgb(251, 171, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 67.1%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 91%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 32%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 20%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.41, 33.62, -3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.41, 33.82, 353.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.008, 53.903, 62.846)`
Decimal	`16493514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBABCA, 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 #FBABCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBABCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	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 #FBABCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbabca; }
.text { color: #fbabca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbabca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 171 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbabca, #fbb4ab); }

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Questions

What color is #FBABCA?: #FBABCA is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Carnation Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBABCA?: The RGB value is 251, 171, 202: 251 red, 171 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBABCA?: The complementary color is #ABFBDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBABCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.