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#febfba

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

RGB
254, 191, 186
HSL
4°, 97%, 86%
CMYK
0, 25, 27, 0
Luminance
0.6188

At a glance

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

Hex
#febfba
Hue
red
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
86%
pale
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
83%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6188
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
14/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
13.38:1
Closest name
Pink
ΔE2000 5.9
Where it sits
Hue4° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness86%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool14% 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#febfba
RGBrgb(254, 191, 186)
HSLhsl(4, 97%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 27%, 0%)
LABlab(82.8 21.9 11.4)
LCHlch(82.8 24.7 27.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.861 0.073 23.9)
Decimal16695226
Display P3color(display-p3 0.996 0.749 0.729)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #febfba;
background-color: #febfba;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#febfba] bg-[#febfba]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #febfba;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.996, green: 0.749, blue: 0.729)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#febfba")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFEBFBA)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(186, 191, 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 #febfba · 13.38:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.57:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.38:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #febfba as text scores 1.57:1 on white and 13.38:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#febfba on white: 1.57:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#febfba on black: 13.38:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #CBC7B9
deuteranopia · #DAD3B9
tritanopia · #FFB8BE

Color scale — 50 to 950

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

#FDF2F1
#FCE5E4
#febfba
#FD9890
#FD6559
#FC3222
#F11504
#C91103
#A10E02
#740F07
#480904
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FDF2F1Darkest = 950 · #480904
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2F1;
  --brand-100: #FCE5E4;
  --brand-200: #febfba;
  --brand-300: #FD9890;
  --brand-400: #FD6559;
  --brand-500: #FC3222;
  --brand-600: #F11504;
  --brand-700: #C91103;
  --brand-800: #A10E02;
  --brand-900: #740F07;
  --brand-950: #480904;
  --brand: #febfba;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #febfba

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#FAF5F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDC3C0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B504B
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CCA9
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7E0B02
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE8E6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241514
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 #febfba

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#BAF9FE
Analogous left#FEBAD7
Analogous right#FEE1BA
Split-complement 1#BAFEE1
Split-complement 2#BAD7FE
Triadic 1#BAFEBF
Triadic 2#BFBAFE
Tetradic#D7FEBA

RGB percentages

Red99.6%
Green74.9%
Blue72.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta24.8%
Yellow26.8%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#febfba text on a black background

contrast 13.38:1

Card sample

#febfba text on a white background

contrast 1.57:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(254, 191, 186, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(254, 191, 186, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #febfba;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #febfba, #FEECBA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #febfba

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.

#febfba 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.

#febfba, answered

What color is #febfba?

#febfba is a pale electric red, closest to Pink (ΔE2000 5.9). It sits at 4° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 86% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #febfba?

rgb(254, 191, 186) — 254 red, 191 green and 186 blue out of 255, or 99.6% / 74.9% / 72.9% by channel.

Is #febfba a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6188 and perceived brightness is 83%, so black text on it reaches 13.38:1.

Should I use black or white text on #febfba?

Black. It scores 13.38:1 against #febfba, versus 1.57:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #febfba?

#BAF9FE sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #BAFEE1 and #BAD7FE, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #febfba?

For interface work: #FAF5F4 as the surface, #EDC3C0 for borders, #9B504B for secondary text, #00CCA9 as an accent and #7E0B02 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FEBAD7 and #FEE1BA stays calm, while #BAF9FE is the loudest partner.

What is #febfba in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 25%, 27%, 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 #febfba warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 14 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FED2BA; nudged cooler, #FFB9CE.

Work with #febfba in the Color Lab