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#FCDDDB — Pale Vivid Red

#FCDDDB 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 #FCDDDB 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.

#FCDDDB 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 #D9FAFC; it also sits naturally between #FCD9E8 and #FCEDD9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCDDDB · RGB 252, 221, 219

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Color values

HEX#FCDDDB
RGB252, 221, 219
HSL4°, 85%, 92%
HSV4°, 13%, 99%
CMYK0%, 12%, 13%, 1%
XYZ78.79, 77.52, 77.83
Yxy77.52, 0.3365, 0.3311
CIE-Lab90.56, 10.37, 4.90
Hunter Lab88.05, 10.51, 4.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 86%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCDDDB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCDDDB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCDDDB

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

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

Shades of #FCDDDB

#F8B4AF#F58C84#F2685F#EF4134#E22012#B81A0F#8E140B#680F08#3D0905#130302

Tints of #FCDDDB

#FCDCD9#FCE0DE#FCE0DE#FDE4E3#FDE4E3#FDE4E3#FDE9E7#FDE9E7#FDEDEC#FDEDEC

Tones of #FCDDDB

#F9DEDC#F7E0DE#F5E2E1#F2E4E3#EFE6E6#EDE8E8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9FAFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.27:1 Fails
Against black text16.50:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCDDDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDDDB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FCDDDB: ·

How #FCDDDB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEEDBDeuteranopia · #F0F3DCTritanopia · #FADCDC

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

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

Ruby Garden
#D8A2A2 · #FFDCDC · #FFF9D6 · #8EA66B
Palette Ffdcdc
#FFDCDC · #FFF2EB · #FFE8CD · #FFD6BA
Palette Ff9292
#FF9292 · #FFB4B4 · #FFDCDC · #FFE8E8
Crimson Ruby
#FFCED8 · #FFDDDD · #FFF4DE · #FFE8C4
Palette Ff788d
#FF788D · #FFDADA · #FFF2F2 · #165823
Palette Ffdede
#FFDEDE · #FDF5CA · #FFDFAF · #F2BB7B

Similar colors

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

#FFDCDC#FFDDDD#FFDADA#FFDEDE#FCE2DB#F9DFDF#FFDFDF#F7DDDE#F7DAD9#FFDFD6#FFD8D8#FAE3D9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDDDA  ·  #FCDDDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDDDB?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDDDB?

#FCDDDB is RGB 252, 221, 219 — HSL 4°, 85%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 13%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDDDB?

Its complement is #D9FAFC; analogous partners are #FCD9E8 and #FCEDD9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDDDB for text?

Black text on #FCDDDB has a contrast ratio of 16.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.