What color is #FBB9C7?

#FBB9C7 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 #FBB9C7?

The RGB value is 251, 185, 199: 251 red, 185 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBB9C7?

The complementary color is #B9FBED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBB9C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBB9C7 color

#FBB9C7 rgb(251, 185, 199)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FBB9C7 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 72.5% green and 78% blue (251, 185, 199).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 89% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 21% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Love Spell (#F8B4C4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#FBB9C7 color codes

HEX	`#FBB9C7`
RGB	`rgb(251, 185, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 72.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 89%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 26%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 21%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.47, 25.82, 2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.47, 25.92, 5.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.442, 59.334, 61.922)`
Decimal	`16497095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBB9C7, 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 #FBB9C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBB9C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	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 #FBB9C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbb9c7; }
.text { color: #fbb9c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbb9c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 185 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbb9c7, #fbccb9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FBB9C7?: #FBB9C7 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 #FBB9C7?: The RGB value is 251, 185, 199: 251 red, 185 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBB9C7?: The complementary color is #B9FBED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBB9C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.