Palettes / Colors / #FCEDED

#FCEDED — Pale Red

#FCEDED is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color SeaShell (#FFF5EE). It belongs to the red family.

#FCEDED 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 #EEFCFC; it also sits naturally between #FCEEF5 and #FCF5EE. 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 93% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 6% · Key 1%

Previews

CSS code for #FCEDED

.text { color: #FCEDED; }
.background { background-color: #FCEDED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCEDED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 237, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 71%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCEDED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 237, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCEDED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 237, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FCEDED

Tints of #FCEDED

Tones of #FCEDED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEFCFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCEDED: #000000.

How #FCEDED 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 #FCEDED or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCEDED?

#FCEDED is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 252, 237, 237). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCEDED?

#FCEDED is RGB 252, 237, 237 — HSL 0°, 71%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 6%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCEDED?

Its complement is #EEFCFC; analogous partners are #FCEEF5 and #FCF5EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCEDED for text?

Black text on #FCEDED has a contrast ratio of 18.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.