# #fb98ac

A color — warm, vivid, light, playful, bold, friendly, clean. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#fb98ac`
- RGB: rgb(251, 152, 172)
- HSL: hsl(348, 93%, 79%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.787 0.12 7.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.4594
- Nearest named color: Ballet Slippers (#fca2ad, Δ 2.38) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/ballet-slippers
- Moods: warm, vivid, light, playful, bold, friendly, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/fb98ac

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #fca1b4, #fcabbb, #fcb5c3, #fdbfcb, #fdc9d3, #fdced7, #fed8df, #fee1e7, #feebef, #fff5f7
- Shades (toward black): #fa7590, #f94e70, #f72b54, #f10937, #cf072f, #a70626, #85051e, #5e0315, #3b020e, #140105

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #98fbe7
- Analogous: #fb98dd, #fbb698
- Triadic: #acfb98, #98acfb
- Split-complementary: #98fbb6, #98ddfb
- Tetradic: #ddfb98, #98fbe7, #b698fb

## Colors that go with #fb98ac

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #fb98ac: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com), Beach Hut (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#beach-hut), Tide Pool (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#tide-pool), Canopy (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#canopy). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #fb98ac in 4 real palettes, including Casper Sleep's brand system and Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Target : Expect More. Pay Less. (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/target-com), Cartier (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cartier-com), Retro Pop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#retro-pop). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Eggplant** #614051 [pool] — Eggplant shows up next to #fb98ac in 4 real palettes, including Blush and Golden Hour, as the accent. Seen in: Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush), Golden Hour (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#golden-hour), Sepia Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sepia-mono), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/eggplant
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Casper Sleep's brand system and Railway's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #fb98ac, as the accent. Seen in: Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Railway (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/railway-app), Tide Pool (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#tide-pool), Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Sage Green** #9caf88 [pool] — Designers have shipped Sage Green with #fb98ac: 4 real palettes, including Garden Wedding and Chalkboard, as the lead colour. Seen in: Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding), Chalkboard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#chalkboard), Polaroid (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#polaroid), Resort (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#resort). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sage-green
- **Slate Gray** #708090 [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Dusty Blue and Mushroom put Slate Gray beside #fb98ac, as the lead colour. Seen in: Dusty Blue (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusty-blue), Mushroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#mushroom), Sepia Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sepia-mono), Greige (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#greige). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slategray
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #fb98ac in 18 real palettes, including Meadow and Macaron, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow), Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron), Blossom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blossom), Nursery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#nursery). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Dark Turquoise** #00ced1 [harmony: complementary] — Dark Turquoise sits directly opposite #fb98ac on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkturquoise

## Contrast (WCAG 2.x, as text)

- On white (#ffffff): 2.06:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #ec0936 (4.51:1); AA: background → #474747 (4.51:1); AAA: text → #b10629 (7.17:1); AAA: background → #292929 (7.06:1)
- On black (#000000): 10.19:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Pastel Pop** (pastel, playful, vivid, light) — #ff9fb2, #9ad0ec, #ffe08a, #ffffff, #1f1f2e — Pastels pushed to the saturated end — pink, sky and lemon — for brands that want soft AND loud. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/ff9fb2-9ad0ec-ffe08a-ffffff-1f1f2e — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/pastel

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- playful: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/playful
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold
- friendly: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/friendly
- clean: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/clean

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/fb98ac-c49c9f-62cb83-2d231f-f1e9ef?lock=0&style=vibrant
(Humans lock/regenerate in the tool; the URL is the state — read `lock=` back to see what they kept.)

## Connect an agent

Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets colors endpoint for the same engine:

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
- Tools: `analyze_color` (e.g. `analyze_color({ color: "#fb98ac" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.