#FFBEC2

sRGB: 255 / 190 / 194

Cosmic tempests reshape eternity
Restless constellations transcend the boundaries of time
Boundless spirits disappear into mist

#FFBEC2 belongs to the red family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 255 red, 190 green and 194 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 356.3° lands in the red region. Its 100.0% saturation makes it strong in color at this lightness. HSL lightness is 87.3% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (13.40:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 255, 190, 194
HSL: 356.31°, 100.00%, 87.25%
HSV / HSB: 356.31°, 25.49%, 100.00%
CMYK (approx.): 0.00%, 25.49%, 23.92%, 0.00%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 69.388, 61.984, 59.350
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 82.905, 23.903, 7.163
WCAG relative luminance: 0.61982
24-bit decimal: 16760514

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #FFBEC2 in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 13.40:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.57:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#BEFFFB sits half a turn (180°) from #FFBEC2 on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#FFBEC2 #BEFFFB

Analogous

#FFBEE2 and #FFDBBE sit 30° to either side of #FFBEC2. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#FFBEE2 #FFBEC2 #FFDBBE

Triadic

#FFBEC2, #C2FFBE and #BEC2FF are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#FFBEC2 #C2FFBE #BEC2FF

Split complementary

Start at #FFBEC2 and look across the wheel. #BEFFDB and #BEE2FF sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#FFBEC2 #BEFFDB #BEE2FF

Square

Starting with #FFBEC2, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #E2FFBE, #BEFFFB, then #DBBEFF. Across the square, #FFBEC2 pairs with #BEFFFB, and #E2FFBE with #DBBEFF.

#FFBEC2 #E2FFBE #BEFFFB #DBBEFF

Tetradic

#FFBEC2 and #BEFFFB are opposites, as are #FFFBBE and #BEC2FF. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#FFBEC2 #FFFBBE #BEFFFB #BEC2FF

Tints

Mixing #FFBEC2 with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #FFCBCE, keeps 80% of the original. By #FFF2F3, the mixture is 80% white.

#FFBEC2 #FFCBCE #FFD8DA #FFE5E7 #FFF2F3 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #FFBEC2 with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #CC989B, keeps 80% of the original. By #332627, the mixture is 80% black.

#FFBEC2 #CC989B #997274 #664C4E #332627 #000000

Tones

Mixing #FFBEC2 with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #E6B2B5, keeps 80% of the original. By #998C8D, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#FFBEC2 #E6B2B5 #CCA5A8 #B3999A #998C8D #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#FFBEC2

RGB

rgb(255 190 194)

HSL

hsl(356.308 100.000% 87.255%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #FFBEC2;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#FFBEC2 uses 255 red, 190 green and 194 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 100.0%

Green 74.5%

Blue 76.1%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #FFBEC2 is 0.0% cyan, 25.5% magenta, 23.9% yellow and 0.0% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 0.0%

Magenta 25.5%

Yellow 23.9%

Black 0.0%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #FFBBBB. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #FBB in CSS. For a modern design, keep #FFBEC2 when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #FFCCCC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #FFBBBB Nearest web-safe: #FFCCCC

Gradient to complement

#FFBEC2 #F4C9CC #E9D4D5 #DFDFDF #D4E9E8 #C9F4F2 #BEFFFB

Color vision previews

Compare how #FFBEC2 appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#C9C7C2

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#D8D3C1

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#FFB8C0

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#DEC5C2

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#E4CCC1

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#FFBEC1

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#CECECE

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#E8C6C8

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 1.00000 G 0.51492 B 0.53948

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.96115 G 0.75543 B 0.76461

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.91388 G 0.53102 B 0.54557

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.364 y 0.325 Y 61.984

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 0.000 M % 25.490 Y % 23.922

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

11111111 10111110 11000010