What color is #FBC8D0?

#FBC8D0 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color In the Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBC8D0?

The RGB value is 251, 200, 208: 251 red, 200 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBC8D0?

The complementary color is #C8FBF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBC8D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBC8D0 color

#FBC8D0 rgb(251, 200, 208)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FBC8D0 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 78.4% green and 81.6% blue (251, 200, 208).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 86% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 17% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is In the Pink (#F4C4D0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#FBC8D0 color codes

HEX	`#FBC8D0`
RGB	`rgb(251, 200, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 78.4%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 86%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 20%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 17%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.19, 19.27, 2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.19, 19.49, 8.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.823, 66.375, 68.691)`
Decimal	`16500944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBC8D0, 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 #FBC8D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBC8D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	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 #FBC8D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbc8d0; }
.text { color: #fbc8d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbc8d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 200 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbc8d0, #fbd9c8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FBC8D0?: #FBC8D0 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color In the Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBC8D0?: The RGB value is 251, 200, 208: 251 red, 200 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBC8D0?: The complementary color is #C8FBF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBC8D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.