Palettes / Colors / #FCDBDD

#FCDBDD — Pale Vivid Red

#FCDBDD is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #FCDBDD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FCDBDD is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D9FCFA; it also sits naturally between #FCD9ED and #FCE8D9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 86% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 12% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FCDBDD

.text { color: #FCDBDD; }
.background { background-color: #FCDBDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDBDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 219, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 85%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDBDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 219, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDBDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 219, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDBDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDBDD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCDBDD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9FCFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCDBDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDBDD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #FCDBDD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCDBDD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDBDC  ·  #FCDBDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDBDD?

#FCDBDD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 219, 221). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDBDD?

#FCDBDD is RGB 252, 219, 221 — HSL 356°, 85%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 12%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDBDD?

Its complement is #D9FCFA; analogous partners are #FCD9ED and #FCE8D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDBDD for text?

Black text on #FCDBDD has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.