What color is #FBFFEB?

#FBFFEB is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Pearl Powder. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBFFEB?

The RGB value is 251, 255, 235: 251 red, 255 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBFFEB?

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

Is black or white text better on #FBFFEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.61:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBFFEB color

#FBFFEB rgb(251, 255, 235)

Shades of white

The hex color #FBFFEB is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 100% green and 92.2% blue (251, 255, 235).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Powder (#FAFFED), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.61:1).

#FBFFEB color codes

HEX	`#FBFFEB`
RGB	`rgb(251, 255, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 100%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 8%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.23, -4.73, 9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.23, 10.25, 117.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.537, 98.028, 92.733)`
Decimal	`16515051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBFFEB, 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 #FBFFEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBFFEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.61:1	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 #FBFFEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbffeb; }
.text { color: #fbffeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbffeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 255 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbffeb, #f1ffeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ivory.

Questions

What color is #FBFFEB?: #FBFFEB is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Pearl Powder. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBFFEB?: The RGB value is 251, 255, 235: 251 red, 255 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBFFEB?: The complementary color is #EFEBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBFFEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.61:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.