What color is #FCBBE3?

#FCBBE3 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCBBE3?

The RGB value is 252, 187, 227: 252 red, 187 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCBBE3?

The complementary color is #BBFCD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCBBE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCBBE3 color

#FCBBE3 rgb(252, 187, 227)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FCBBE3 is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 73.3% green and 89% blue (252, 187, 227).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 92% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 10% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Pretty in Pink (#FABFE4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#FCBBE3 color codes

HEX	`#FCBBE3`
RGB	`rgb(252, 187, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 73.3%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 92%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 26%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 10%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.8, 29.47, -10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.8, 31.36, 340)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.78, 61.785, 80.803)`
Decimal	`16563171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCBBE3, 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 #FCBBE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCBBE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	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 #FCBBE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcbbe3; }
.text { color: #fcbbe3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcbbe3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 187 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcbbe3, #fcbbc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #FCBBE3?: #FCBBE3 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCBBE3?: The RGB value is 252, 187, 227: 252 red, 187 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCBBE3?: The complementary color is #BBFCD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCBBE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.