What color is #FBDAEF?

#FBDAEF is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBDAEF?

The RGB value is 251, 218, 239: 251 red, 218 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBDAEF?

The complementary color is #DAFBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBDAEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBDAEF color

#FBDAEF rgb(251, 218, 239)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 85.5% green and 93.7% blue (251, 218, 239).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 80% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 5% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.38:1).

#FBDAEF color codes

HEX	`#FBDAEF`
RGB	`rgb(251, 218, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 85.5%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 80%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 13%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 5%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.27, 14.88, -6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.27, 16.05, 337.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.433, 76.886, 92.248)`
Decimal	`16505583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBDAEF, 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 #FBDAEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBDAEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.38:1	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 #FBDAEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbdaef; }
.text { color: #fbdaef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbdaef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 218 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbdaef, #fbdadf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #FBDAEF?: #FBDAEF is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBDAEF?: The RGB value is 251, 218, 239: 251 red, 218 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBDAEF?: The complementary color is #DAFBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBDAEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.