What color is #FBEDF9?

#FBEDF9 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Partial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBEDF9?

The RGB value is 251, 237, 249: 251 red, 237 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBEDF9?

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

Is black or white text better on #FBEDF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.58:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBEDF9 color

#FBEDF9 rgb(251, 237, 249)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FBEDF9 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 92.9% green and 97.6% blue (251, 237, 249).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 64% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Partial Pink (#FFEDF8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.58:1).

#FBEDF9 color codes

HEX	`#FBEDF9`
RGB	`rgb(251, 237, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 92.9%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 64%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.13, 6.78, -4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.13, 7.92, 328.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.164, 87.918, 101.982)`
Decimal	`16510457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBEDF9, 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 #FBEDF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBEDF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.58:1	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 #FBEDF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbedf9; }
.text { color: #fbedf9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbedf9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 237 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbedf9, #fbedf2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FBEDF9?: #FBEDF9 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Partial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBEDF9?: The RGB value is 251, 237, 249: 251 red, 237 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBEDF9?: The complementary color is #EDFBEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBEDF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.58:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.