#FBEBEC
Snow · very light neutral
About #FBEBEC
#FBEBEC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 92% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Snow (ΔE 5.9); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBFBFA — a white tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FBEBEC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #FBEBEC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #FBEBEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FBEBEC?
#FBEBEC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 92% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #FBEBEC?
Use black text. Black on #FBEBEC has a contrast ratio of 18.20:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FBEBEC?
Its complementary colour is #EBFBFA, and analogous partners are #FBEBF4 and #FBF2EB.