What color is #FBC5C9?

#FBC5C9 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Candy Cane. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBC5C9?

The RGB value is 251, 197, 201: 251 red, 197 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBC5C9?

The complementary color is #C5FBF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBC5C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBC5C9 color

#FBC5C9 rgb(251, 197, 201)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FBC5C9 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 77.3% green and 78.8% blue (251, 197, 201).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 87% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 20% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Candy Cane (#F7BFC2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#FBC5C9 color codes

HEX	`#FBC5C9`
RGB	`rgb(251, 197, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 77.3%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 87%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 22%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 20%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.31, 19.8, 5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.31, 20.52, 15.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.293, 64.662, 64.025)`
Decimal	`16500169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBC5C9, 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 #FBC5C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBC5C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	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 #FBC5C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbc5c9; }
.text { color: #fbc5c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbc5c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 197 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbc5c9, #fbdcc5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FBC5C9?: #FBC5C9 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Candy Cane. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBC5C9?: The RGB value is 251, 197, 201: 251 red, 197 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBC5C9?: The complementary color is #C5FBF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBC5C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.