Palettes / Colors / #FCDDDA
#FCDDDA — Pale Vivid Red
#FCDDDA 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 #FCDDDA 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.
#FCDDDA 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 #D9F9FC; it also sits naturally between #FCD9E8 and #FCEDD9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCDDDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 221, 218 |
| HSL | 5°, 85%, 92% |
| HSV | 5°, 13%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 12%, 13%, 1% |
| XYZ | 78.66, 77.47, 77.14 |
| Yxy | 77.47, 0.3372, 0.3321 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.54, 10.21, 5.39 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.02, 10.35, 5.05 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 85%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 13% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
CSS code for #FCDDDA
.text { color: #FCDDDA; }
.background { background-color: #FCDDDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDDDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 221, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 85%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDDDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 221, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDDDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 221, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCDDDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDDDA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FCDDDA
Tints of #FCDDDA
Tones of #FCDDDA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D9F9FC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.49:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCDDDA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDDDA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FCDDDA: ·
How #FCDDDA 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 #FCDDDA 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #FCDDDA?
#FCDDDA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 221, 218). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDDDA?
#FCDDDA is RGB 252, 221, 218 — HSL 5°, 85%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 13%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCDDDA?
Its complement is #D9F9FC; analogous partners are #FCD9E8 and #FCEDD9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCDDDA for text?
Black text on #FCDDDA has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.