What color is #FBE1D9?

#FBE1D9 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pink Parfait. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBE1D9?

The RGB value is 251, 225, 217: 251 red, 225 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBE1D9?

The complementary color is #D9F3FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBE1D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBE1D9 color

#FBE1D9 rgb(251, 225, 217)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FBE1D9 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 88.2% green and 85.1% blue (251, 225, 217).

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

The closest named color is Pink Parfait (#FADDD5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.87:1).

#FBE1D9 color codes

HEX	`#FBE1D9`
RGB	`rgb(251, 225, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 88.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 81%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 14%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 14%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.4, 7.63, 7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.4, 10.47, 43.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.233, 79.371, 76.779)`
Decimal	`16507353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBE1D9, 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 #FBE1D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBE1D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.87:1	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 #FBE1D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbe1d9; }
.text { color: #fbe1d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbe1d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 225 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbe1d9, #fbf2d9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FBE1D9?: #FBE1D9 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pink Parfait. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBE1D9?: The RGB value is 251, 225, 217: 251 red, 225 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBE1D9?: The complementary color is #D9F3FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBE1D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.