What color is #FBD4EC?

#FBD4EC is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBD4EC?

The RGB value is 251, 212, 236: 251 red, 212 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBD4EC?

The complementary color is #D4FBE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBD4EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBD4EC color

#FBD4EC rgb(251, 212, 236)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FBD4EC is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 83.1% green and 92.5% blue (251, 212, 236).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 83% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Dreams (#ECCEE5), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.73:1).

#FBD4EC color codes

HEX	`#FBD4EC`
RGB	`rgb(251, 212, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 83.1%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 83%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 16%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 6%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.76, 17.5, -6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.76, 18.73, 339.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.466, 73.654, 89.424)`
Decimal	`16504044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBD4EC, 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 #FBD4EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBD4EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.73:1	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 #FBD4EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbd4ec; }
.text { color: #fbd4ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbd4ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 212 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbd4ec, #fbd4d9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FBD4EC?: #FBD4EC is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBD4EC?: The RGB value is 251, 212, 236: 251 red, 212 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBD4EC?: The complementary color is #D4FBE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBD4EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.