Close to Plum
#FB9DED
#FB9DED is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 98.4% red, 61.6% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 309°, with 92% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FB9DED.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.88:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.15:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.88:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.15:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FB9DED as they’d see it.
#FB9DED in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FB9DED
What color is #FB9DED?
#FB9DED is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 98.4% red, 61.6% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 309°, with 92% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FB9DED in RGB?
#FB9DED is rgb(251, 157, 237): 251 red, 157 green, and 237 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FB9DED in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 37, 6, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FB9DED?
PANTONE 237 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FB9DED?
Its complement #74D184 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.