What color is #FBBBD6?

#FBBBD6 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Cotton Candy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBBBD6?

The RGB value is 251, 187, 214: 251 red, 187 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBBBD6?

The complementary color is #BBFBE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBBBD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBBBD6 color

#FBBBD6 rgb(251, 187, 214)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FBBBD6 is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 73.3% green and 83.9% blue (251, 187, 214).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 89% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 15% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Candy (#FFBCD9), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#FBBBD6 color codes

HEX	`#FBBBD6`
RGB	`rgb(251, 187, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 73.3%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 89%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 25%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 15%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.33, 27.04, -4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.33, 27.4, 350.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.692, 60.908, 71.691)`
Decimal	`16497622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBBBD6, 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 #FBBBD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBBBD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	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 #FBBBD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbbbd6; }
.text { color: #fbbbd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbbbd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 187 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbbbd6, #fbc0bb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FBBBD6?: #FBBBD6 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Cotton Candy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBBBD6?: The RGB value is 251, 187, 214: 251 red, 187 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBBBD6?: The complementary color is #BBFBE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBBBD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.