Palettes / Colors / #FCDFDA
#FCDFDA — Pale Vivid Red
#FCDFDA 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 #FCDFDA 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.
#FCDFDA 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 #D9F7FC; it also sits naturally between #FCD9E5 and #FCF0D9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCDFDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 223, 218 |
| HSL | 9°, 85%, 92% |
| HSV | 9°, 13%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 12%, 13%, 1% |
| XYZ | 79.19, 78.53, 77.31 |
| Yxy | 78.53, 0.3369, 0.3341 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.02, 9.18, 6.09 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.62, 9.30, 5.69 |
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
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CSS code for #FCDFDA
.text { color: #FCDFDA; }
.background { background-color: #FCDFDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDFDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 223, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 85%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDFDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 223, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDFDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 223, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCDFDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDFDA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FCDFDA
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Tones of #FCDFDA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D9F7FC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.71:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCDFDA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDFDA
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 #FCDFDA: ·
How #FCDFDA 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 #FCDFDA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FCDFDA?
#FCDFDA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 223, 218). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDFDA?
#FCDFDA is RGB 252, 223, 218 — HSL 9°, 85%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 13%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCDFDA?
Its complement is #D9F7FC; analogous partners are #FCD9E5 and #FCF0D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCDFDA for text?
Black text on #FCDFDA has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.