Palettes / Colors / #FCDED7

#FCDED7 — Pale Vivid Red

#FCDED7 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 #FCDED7 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.

#FCDED7 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 #D9F6FC; it also sits naturally between #FCD9E4 and #FCF1D9. 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 87% · Blue 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 15% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCDED7

.text { color: #FCDED7; }
.background { background-color: #FCDED7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDED7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 222, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 86%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDED7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 222, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDED7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 222, 215, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDED7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDED7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9F6FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCDED7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDED7

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 #FCDED7 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 #FCDED7 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

← #FCDED6  ·  #FCDED8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDED7?

#FCDED7 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 222, 215). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDED7?

#FCDED7 is RGB 252, 222, 215 — HSL 11°, 86%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 15%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDED7?

Its complement is #D9F6FC; analogous partners are #FCD9E4 and #FCF1D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDED7 for text?

Black text on #FCDED7 has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.