What color is #FBD8E1?

#FBD8E1 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color It’s a Girl!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBD8E1?

The RGB value is 251, 216, 225: 251 red, 216 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBD8E1?

The complementary color is #D8FBF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBD8E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBD8E1 color

#FBD8E1 rgb(251, 216, 225)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FBD8E1 is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 84.7% green and 88.2% blue (251, 216, 225).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 81% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is It’s a Girl! (#FFDAE2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.01:1).

#FBD8E1 color codes

HEX	`#FBD8E1`
RGB	`rgb(251, 216, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 84.7%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 81%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 14%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 10%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.42, 13.58, 0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.42, 13.58, 0.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.929, 75.059, 81.602)`
Decimal	`16505057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBD8E1, 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 #FBD8E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBD8E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.01:1	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 #FBD8E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbd8e1; }
.text { color: #fbd8e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbd8e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 216 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbd8e1, #fbe1d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #FBD8E1?: #FBD8E1 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color It’s a Girl!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBD8E1?: The RGB value is 251, 216, 225: 251 red, 216 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBD8E1?: The complementary color is #D8FBF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBD8E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.