Close to Cotton Candy
#FBB9DD
#FBB9DD is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Cotton Candy. In RGB it’s made of 98.4% red, 72.5% green, and 86.7% blue. Its hue is 327°, with 89% saturation and 85% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FBB9DD.
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.
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13.09:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.60:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.09:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FBB9DD as they’d see it.
#FBB9DD 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 #FBB9DD
What color is #FBB9DD?
#FBB9DD is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Cotton Candy. In RGB it’s made of 98.4% red, 72.5% green, and 86.7% blue. Its hue is 327°, with 89% saturation and 85% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FBB9DD in RGB?
#FBB9DD is rgb(251, 185, 221): 251 red, 185 green, and 221 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FBB9DD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 26, 12, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FBB9DD?
PANTONE 243 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FBB9DD?
Its complement #98DAB7 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.