What color is #FBE9E2?

#FBE9E2 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dogwood. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBE9E2?

The RGB value is 251, 233, 226: 251 red, 233 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBE9E2?

The complementary color is #E2F4FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBE9E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBE9E2 color

#FBE9E2 rgb(251, 233, 226)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FBE9E2 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 91.4% green and 88.6% blue (251, 233, 226).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 76% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Dogwood (#FAEAE2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.86:1).

#FBE9E2 color codes

HEX	`#FBE9E2`
RGB	`rgb(251, 233, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 91.4%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 76%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 10%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.57, 4.95, 5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.57, 7.47, 48.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.649, 84.279, 83.85)`
Decimal	`16509410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBE9E2, 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 #FBE9E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBE9E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.86:1	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 #FBE9E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbe9e2; }
.text { color: #fbe9e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbe9e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 233 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbe9e2, #fbf6e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seashell.

Questions

What color is #FBE9E2?: #FBE9E2 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dogwood. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBE9E2?: The RGB value is 251, 233, 226: 251 red, 233 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBE9E2?: The complementary color is #E2F4FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBE9E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.