What color is #FBEAEA?

#FBEAEA is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Voracious White. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBEAEA?

The RGB value is 251, 234, 234: 251 red, 234 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBEAEA?

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

Is black or white text better on #FBEAEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.06:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBEAEA color

#FBEAEA rgb(251, 234, 234)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FBEAEA is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 91.8% green and 91.8% blue (251, 234, 234).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 68% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Voracious White (#FEEEED), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.06:1).

#FBEAEA color codes

HEX	`#FBEAEA`
RGB	`rgb(251, 234, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 91.8%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 68%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 7%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.01, 5.75, 2.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.01, 6.11, 19.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.056, 85.296, 89.862)`
Decimal	`16509674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBEAEA, 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 #FBEAEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBEAEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.06:1	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 #FBEAEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbeaea; }
.text { color: #fbeaea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbeaea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 234 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbeaea, #fbf3ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FBEAEA?: #FBEAEA is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Voracious White. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBEAEA?: The RGB value is 251, 234, 234: 251 red, 234 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBEAEA?: The complementary color is #EAFBFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBEAEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.06:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.