What color is #FBCDE7?

#FBCDE7 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pastel Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBCDE7?

The RGB value is 251, 205, 231: 251 red, 205 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBCDE7?

The complementary color is #CDFBE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBCDE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBCDE7 color

#FBCDE7 rgb(251, 205, 231)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FBCDE7 is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 80.4% green and 90.6% blue (251, 205, 231).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 85% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 8% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Pink (#F8C8DC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.99:1).

#FBCDE7 color codes

HEX	`#FBCDE7`
RGB	`rgb(251, 205, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 80.4%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 85%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 18%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 8%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.97, 20.33, -6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.97, 21.4, 341.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.038, 69.944, 85.081)`
Decimal	`16502247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBCDE7, 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 #FBCDE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBCDE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.99:1	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 #FBCDE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbcde7; }
.text { color: #fbcde7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbcde7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 205 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbcde7, #fbcdd0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FBCDE7?: #FBCDE7 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pastel Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBCDE7?: The RGB value is 251, 205, 231: 251 red, 205 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBCDE7?: The complementary color is #CDFBE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBCDE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.