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#febbc8

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

RGB
254, 187, 200
HSL
348°, 97%, 87%
CMYK
0, 26, 21, 0
Luminance
0.6078

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #febbc8 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#febbc8
Hue
348°
red
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
87%
pale
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
83%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6078
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
23/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
13.16:1
Closest name
Pink
ΔE2000 1.3
Where it sits
Hue348° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness87%
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#febbc8
RGBrgb(254, 187, 200)
HSLhsl(348, 97%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 21%, 0%)
LABlab(82.3 26.0 3.0)
LCHlch(82.3 26.1 6.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.857 0.079 6.0)
Decimal16694216
Display P3color(display-p3 0.996 0.733 0.784)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #febbc8;
background-color: #febbc8;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#febbc8] bg-[#febbc8]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #febbc8;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.996, green: 0.733, blue: 0.784)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#febbc8")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFEBBC8)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(200, 187, 254)

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 #febbc8 · 13.16:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.60:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.16:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #febbc8 as text scores 1.60:1 on white and 13.16:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#febbc8 on white: 1.60:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#febbc8 on black: 13.16:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #C5C5C8
deuteranopia · #D4D1C7
tritanopia · #FFB6BF

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #febbc8 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.

#FDF1F4
#FCE4E8
#febbc8
#FD90A5
#FD5979
#FC224C
#F10432
#C90329
#A10221
#74071C
#480411
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FDF1F4Darkest = 950 · #480411
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF1F4;
  --brand-100: #FCE4E8;
  --brand-200: #febbc8;
  --brand-300: #FD90A5;
  --brand-400: #FD5979;
  --brand-500: #FC224C;
  --brand-600: #F10432;
  --brand-700: #C90329;
  --brand-800: #A10221;
  --brand-900: #74071C;
  --brand-950: #480411;
  --brand: #febbc8;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #febbc8

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#FAF4F5
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0C8
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B5A
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CC70
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7E021A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE6EB
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 #febbc8

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#BBFEF1
Analogous left#FEBBE9
Analogous right#FED0BB
Split-complement 1#BBFED0
Split-complement 2#BBE9FE
Triadic 1#C8FEBB
Triadic 2#BBC8FE
Tetradic#E9FEBB

RGB percentages

Red99.6%
Green73.3%
Blue78.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta26.4%
Yellow21.3%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#febbc8 text on a black background

contrast 13.16:1

Card sample

#febbc8 text on a white background

contrast 1.60:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #febbc8;
Background color
Panel with #febbc8 background
background-color: #febbc8;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #febbc8;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(254, 187, 200, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(254, 187, 200, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #febbc8;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #febbc8, #FEDBBB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #febbc8

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.

#febbc8 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.

#febbc8, answered

What color is #febbc8?

#febbc8 is a pale electric red, closest to Pink (ΔE2000 1.3). It sits at 348° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 87% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #febbc8?

rgb(254, 187, 200) — 254 red, 187 green and 200 blue out of 255, or 99.6% / 73.3% / 78.4% by channel.

Is #febbc8 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6078 and perceived brightness is 83%, so black text on it reaches 13.16:1.

Should I use black or white text on #febbc8?

Black. It scores 13.16:1 against #febbc8, versus 1.60:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #febbc8?

#BBFEF1 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #BBFED0 and #BBE9FE, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #febbc8?

For interface work: #FAF4F5 as the surface, #EDC0C8 for borders, #9B4B5A for secondary text, #00CC70 as an accent and #7E021A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FEBBE9 and #FED0BB stays calm, while #BBFEF1 is the loudest partner.

What is #febbc8 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 26%, 21%, 0%). 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 #febbc8 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 #FEC7BB; nudged cooler, #FFBAE1.

Work with #febbc8 in the Color Lab