Recognised as Colour

#FBE8EC

#FBE8EC
Red
Light
Nearest: Lavender blush

#FBE8EC is a red with RGB values 251, 232, 236 and HSL 347°, 70%, 95%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender blush.

Colour values

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HEX#FBE8EC

RGBrgb(251, 232, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.9098, 0.9255

RGB percentages98.4%, 91%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(347.4, 70.4%, 94.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.4, 7.6%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 7.6%, 6%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,509,164

CSS custom property--colour: #FBE8EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness238.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.86:1

Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC

Inverted#041713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAEBECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#EEEEECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE7E9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender blush · ΔE 3 Misty rose · ΔE 4.8 Sea shell · ΔE 7.4 Snow · ΔE 7.5 White smoke · ΔE 7.7 Linen · ΔE 8

Nearest named CSS colourLavender blush (#FFF0F5)ΔE 2.95, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E8FBF7

Analogous#FBE8F6, #FBEDE8

Triadic#ECFBE8, #E8ECFB

Split complementary#E8FBED, #E8F6FB

Tetradic#F6FBE8, #E8FBF7, #EDE8FB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFFFF

Darker −10%#F3BDC8

Darker −20%#EC91A4

Darker −30%#E46680

Darker −40%#DD3A5C

More saturated +25%#FEE5EA

Less saturated −25%#F8EBEE

Channel breakdown

R251

G232

B236

Red251 (98.4%)

Green232 (91%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue347.37°

Saturation (HSL)70.37%

Lightness94.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G E8 · B EC

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Colour values

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