What color is #FBB1CE?

#FBB1CE is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Candy Bar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBB1CE?

The RGB value is 251, 177, 206: 251 red, 177 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBB1CE?

The complementary color is #B1FBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBB1CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBB1CE color

#FBB1CE rgb(251, 177, 206)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FBB1CE is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 69.4% green and 80.8% blue (251, 177, 206).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 90% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 18% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Candy Bar (#FFB7D5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#FBB1CE color codes

HEX	`#FBB1CE`
RGB	`rgb(251, 177, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 69.4%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 90%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 29%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 18%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.85, 31.07, -3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.85, 31.3, 353.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.647, 56.413, 65.759)`
Decimal	`16495054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBB1CE, 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 #FBB1CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBB1CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	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 #FBB1CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbb1ce; }
.text { color: #fbb1ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbb1ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 177 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbb1ce, #fbb9b1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FBB1CE?: #FBB1CE is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Candy Bar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBB1CE?: The RGB value is 251, 177, 206: 251 red, 177 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBB1CE?: The complementary color is #B1FBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBB1CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.