What color is #FBE5F6?

#FBE5F6 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Strawberry Bonbon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBE5F6?

The RGB value is 251, 229, 246: 251 red, 229 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBE5F6?

The complementary color is #E5FBEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBE5F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBE5F6 color

#FBE5F6 rgb(251, 229, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FBE5F6 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 89.8% green and 96.5% blue (251, 229, 246).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 73% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Bonbon (#FFEBFA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.64:1).

#FBE5F6 color codes

HEX	`#FBE5F6`
RGB	`rgb(251, 229, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 89.8%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 73%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 9%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.1, 10.38, -5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.1, 11.75, 332.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.435, 83.203, 98.783)`
Decimal	`16508406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBE5F6, 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 #FBE5F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBE5F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.64:1	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 #FBE5F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbe5f6; }
.text { color: #fbe5f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbe5f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 229 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbe5f6, #fbe5eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FBE5F6?: #FBE5F6 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Strawberry Bonbon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBE5F6?: The RGB value is 251, 229, 246: 251 red, 229 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBE5F6?: The complementary color is #E5FBEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBE5F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.