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#FCDDDF — Pale Vivid Red

#FCDDDF 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 #FCDDDF 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.

#FCDDDF 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 #DEFCFA; it also sits naturally between #FCDEEF and #FCEBDE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCDDDF · RGB 252, 221, 223

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Color values

HEX#FCDDDF
RGB252, 221, 223
HSL356°, 84%, 93%
HSV356°, 12%, 99%
CMYK0%, 12%, 12%, 1%
XYZ79.32, 77.74, 80.64
Yxy77.74, 0.3337, 0.3270
CIE-Lab90.66, 11.01, 2.95
Hunter Lab88.17, 11.18, 2.80

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 87%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FCDDDF

.text { color: #FCDDDF; }
.background { background-color: #FCDDDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDDDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 221, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 84%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDDDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 221, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDDDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 221, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FCDDDF

#F8B4B8#F58A91#F15F69#ED3542#E61422#BC101C#910D16#67090F#3D0509#130203

Tints of #FCDDDF

#FCDEE0#FDE3E5#FDE3E5#FDE3E5#FDE8E9#FDE8E9#FDE8E9#FDE8E9#FDECED#FDECED

Tones of #FCDDDF

#FAE0E2#F8E2E4#F6E5E6#F4E7E8#F1E9E9#EFEBEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEFCFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.27:1 Fails
Against black text16.55:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCDDDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDDDF

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 #FCDDDF: ·

How #FCDDDF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEEDFDeuteranopia · #F0F3DETritanopia · #FADEDE

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 #FCDDDF rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffdede
#FFDEDE · #FDF5CA · #FFDFAF · #F2BB7B
Crimson Ruby
#FFCED8 · #FFDDDD · #FFF4DE · #FFE8C4
Palette Fcf8f8
#FCF8F8 · #FBEFEF · #F9DFDF · #F5AFAF
Palette Fb929e
#FB929E · #FFDFDF · #FFF6F6 · #AEDEFC
Palette F875aa
#F875AA · #FFDFDF · #FFF6F6 · #AEDEFC
Ruby Garden
#D8A2A2 · #FFDCDC · #FFF9D6 · #8EA66B

Similar colors

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

#FFDEDE#FFDDDD#F9DFDF#FFDFDF#FFDCDC#F7DDDE#FFE1E1#FFD8DF#FDE2E2#FCE2DB#FFDADA#FFE2E2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDDDE  ·  #FCDDE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDDDF?

#FCDDDF is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 221, 223). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDDDF?

#FCDDDF is RGB 252, 221, 223 — HSL 356°, 84%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 12%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDDDF?

Its complement is #DEFCFA; analogous partners are #FCDEEF and #FCEBDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDDDF for text?

Black text on #FCDDDF has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.