What color is #FBE9F8?

#FBE9F8 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 #FBE9F8?

The RGB value is 251, 233, 248: 251 red, 233 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBE9F8?

The complementary color is #E9FBEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBE9F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.11:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBE9F8 color

#FBE9F8 rgb(251, 233, 248)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FBE9F8 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 91.4% green and 97.3% blue (251, 233, 248).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 69% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Bonbon (#FFEBFA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.11:1).

#FBE9F8 color codes

HEX	`#FBE9F8`
RGB	`rgb(251, 233, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 91.4%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 69%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 7%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.13, 8.67, -5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.13, 10.02, 329.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.863, 85.565, 100.781)`
Decimal	`16509432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBE9F8, 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 #FBE9F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBE9F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.11:1	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 #FBE9F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbe9f8; }
.text { color: #fbe9f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbe9f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 233 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbe9f8, #fbe9ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FBE9F8?: #FBE9F8 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 #FBE9F8?: The RGB value is 251, 233, 248: 251 red, 233 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBE9F8?: The complementary color is #E9FBEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBE9F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.11:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.