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#FCDEE9 — Pale Vivid Pink

#FCDEE9 is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #FCDEE9 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.

#FCDEE9 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DEFCF1; it also sits naturally between #FCDEF8 and #FCE2DE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCDEE9 · RGB 252, 222, 233

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Color values

HEX#FCDEE9
RGB252, 222, 233
HSL338°, 83%, 93%
HSV338°, 12%, 99%
CMYK0%, 12%, 8%, 1%
XYZ80.97, 78.82, 88.04
Yxy78.82, 0.3267, 0.3180
CIE-Lab91.15, 12.13, -1.58
Hunter Lab88.78, 12.37, -1.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 91%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 8% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCDEE9 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCDEE9 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCDEE9

.text { color: #FCDEE9; }
.background { background-color: #FCDEE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDEE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 222, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(338, 83%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDEE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 222, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDEE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 222, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDEE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDEE9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCDEE9

#F8B4CD#F48AB1#F06095#EC3679#E51561#BB114F#910D3E#670A2C#3D061A#130208

Tints of #FCDEE9

#FCDEE9#FCE3EC#FCE3EC#FCE3EC#FDE8EF#FDE8EF#FDE8EF#FDE8EF#FDECF3#FDECF3

Tones of #FCDEE9

#FAE0EA#F8E3EA#F6E5EB#F4E7EB#F1E9EC#EFEBED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEFCF1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.76:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCDEE9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDEE9

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 #FCDEE9: ·

How #FCDEE9 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEFE6Deuteranopia · #F1F3E6Tritanopia · #FAE4E4

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 #FCDEE9 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ff0b55
#FF0B55 · #D61D4E · #323232 · #FFDEE6
Palette Fabea7
#FABEA7 · #FBE2E5 · #9CADA4 · #767C77
Palette Fee3ec
#FEE3EC · #F9C5D5 · #F999B7 · #F2789F
Palette Caf7e3
#CAF7E3 · #EDFFEC · #F6DFEB · #E4BAD4
Palette Caf7e3
#CAF7E3 · #F8EDED · #F6DFEB · #E4BAD4
Palette Fed9ed
#FED9ED · #E7BCDE · #BB9CC0 · #67729D

Similar colors

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

#FFDEE6#FBE2E5#FEE3EC#F6DFEB#FED9ED#FFDFEF#FFE3ED#F6E2E9#FDE5EC#FDE2E2#FFE3E3#FFE4E4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDEE8  ·  #FCDEEA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDEE9?

#FCDEE9 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 222, 233). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDEE9?

#FCDEE9 is RGB 252, 222, 233 — HSL 338°, 83%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 8%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDEE9?

Its complement is #DEFCF1; analogous partners are #FCDEF8 and #FCE2DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDEE9 for text?

Black text on #FCDEE9 has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.