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#fbcfd8

a pale, electric red · warm · closest name: Pink

RGB
251, 207, 216
HSL
348°, 85%, 90%
CMYK
0, 18, 14, 2
Luminance
0.7009

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fbcfd8 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fbcfd8
Hue
348°
red
Saturation
85%
electric
Lightness
90%
pale
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
87%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7009
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
23/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
15.02:1
Closest name
Pink
ΔE2000 4.9
Where it sits
Hue348° of 360°
Saturation85%
Lightness90%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool23% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#fbcfd8
RGBrgb(251, 207, 216)
HSLhsl(348, 85%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 14%, 2%)
LABlab(87.0 16.8 1.4)
LCHlch(87.0 16.9 4.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.895 0.051 4.4)
Decimal16502744
Display P3color(display-p3 0.984 0.812 0.847)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fbcfd8;
background-color: #fbcfd8;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fbcfd8] bg-[#fbcfd8]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fbcfd8;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.984, green: 0.812, blue: 0.847)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fbcfd8")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFBCFD8)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(216, 207, 251)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #fbcfd8 · 15.02:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.40:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.02:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fbcfd8 as text scores 1.40:1 on white and 15.02:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fbcfd8 on white: 1.40:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fbcfd8 on black: 15.02:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D5D6D8
deuteranopia · #DFDDD7
tritanopia · #FFCCD2

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fbcfd8 is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCF2F4
#FAE6EA
#fbcfd8
#F697AB
#F26481
#EE3057
#E2133D
#BC1033
#970D29
#6D0E21
#440815
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FCF2F4Darkest = 950 · #440815
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF2F4;
  --brand-100: #FAE6EA;
  --brand-200: #fbcfd8;
  --brand-300: #F697AB;
  --brand-400: #F26481;
  --brand-500: #EE3057;
  --brand-600: #E2133D;
  --brand-700: #BC1033;
  --brand-800: #970D29;
  --brand-900: #6D0E21;
  --brand-950: #440815;
  --brand: #fbcfd8;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fbcfd8

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4F6
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0C9
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B5B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0CC06E
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#760A20
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDE7EC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241417
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #fbcfd8

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#CFFBF2
Analogous left#FBCFEE
Analogous right#FBDCCF
Split-complement 1#CFFBDC
Split-complement 2#CFEEFB
Triadic 1#D8FBCF
Triadic 2#CFD8FB
Tetradic#EEFBCF

RGB percentages

Red98.4%
Green81.2%
Blue84.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta17.5%
Yellow13.9%
Key (black)1.6%

Color previews

#fbcfd8 text on a black background

contrast 15.02:1

Card sample

#fbcfd8 text on a white background

contrast 1.40:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fbcfd8;
Background color
Panel with #fbcfd8 background
background-color: #fbcfd8;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fbcfd8;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(251, 207, 216, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(251, 207, 216, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fbcfd8;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbcfd8, #FBE3CF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fbcfd8

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#fbcfd8 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Food and drinkEntertainmentRetailSport
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#fbcfd8, answered

What color is #fbcfd8?

#fbcfd8 is a pale electric red, closest to Pink (ΔE2000 4.9). It sits at 348° on the hue wheel with 85% saturation and 90% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fbcfd8?

rgb(251, 207, 216) — 251 red, 207 green and 216 blue out of 255, or 98.4% / 81.2% / 84.7% by channel.

Is #fbcfd8 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7009 and perceived brightness is 87%, so black text on it reaches 15.02:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fbcfd8?

Black. It scores 15.02:1 against #fbcfd8, versus 1.40:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fbcfd8?

#CFFBF2 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #CFFBDC and #CFEEFB, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fbcfd8?

For interface work: #FAF4F6 as the surface, #EDC0C9 for borders, #9B4B5B for secondary text, #0CC06E as an accent and #760A20 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FBCFEE and #FBDCCF stays calm, while #CFFBF2 is the loudest partner.

What is #fbcfd8 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 18%, 14%, 2%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #fbcfd8 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 23 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FBD6CF; nudged cooler, #FCCEE8.

Work with #fbcfd8 in the Color Lab