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#FDBDC2 — Pale Vivid Red

#FDBDC2 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#FDBDC2 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 #BFFDF8; it also sits naturally between #FDBFE3 and #FDD9BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDBDC2 · RGB 253, 189, 194

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Color values

HEX#FDBDC2
RGB253, 189, 194
HSL355°, 94%, 87%
HSV355°, 25%, 99%
CMYK0%, 25%, 23%, 1%
XYZ68.44, 61.17, 59.24
Yxy61.17, 0.3624, 0.3239
CIE-Lab82.47, 23.71, 6.51
Hunter Lab78.21, 23.88, 5.80

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 74% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 23% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FDBDC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FDBDC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FDBDC2

.text { color: #FDBDC2; }
.background { background-color: #FDBDC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDBDC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 189, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 94%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDBDC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 189, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDBDC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 189, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDBDC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDBDC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDBDC2

#FC97A0#FA6B77#F94352#F81B2E#E40719#B70614#8F0410#68030C#3B0207#140102

Tints of #FDBDC2

#FDC4C8#FDC9CD#FDCED2#FED2D6#FED7DB#FED7DB#FEDCDF#FEE1E4#FEE6E8#FEEBED

Tones of #FDBDC2

#F9C3C7#F4C8CB#F0CCCF#EBD1D3#E7D5D6#E2DADA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFFDF8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.59:1 Fails
Against black text13.23:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDBDC2: #000000.

How #FDBDC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E1C1Deuteranopia · #E5EAC0Tritanopia · #FAC0C0

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 pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FDBDC2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 0e3150
#0E3150 · #6DC9C8 · #FFC0C2 · #F7E9E3
Palette A8df8e
#A8DF8E · #F3FDE8 · #FFE5E5 · #FFBFBF
Palette Ccf6c8
#CCF6C8 · #FAFCC2 · #F6D6AD · #F9C0C0
Palette Fcf9ea
#FCF9EA · #BADFDB · #FFA4A4 · #FFBDBD
Palette Fe81d4
#FE81D4 · #FAACBF · #FBC3C1 · #FFEABB
Palette B5eaea
#B5EAEA · #EDF6E5 · #FFBCBC · #F38BA0

Similar colors

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

#FFC0C2#FFBFBF#F9C0C0#FFBDBD#FBC3C1#FFBCBC#FFB6C1#FFC4C4#FCB7C7#FFC5C5#F5C0C0#FFB4C2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDBDC1  ·  #FDBDC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDBDC2?

#FDBDC2 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 189, 194). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDBDC2?

#FDBDC2 is RGB 253, 189, 194 — HSL 355°, 94%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 23%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDBDC2?

Its complement is #BFFDF8; analogous partners are #FDBFE3 and #FDD9BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDBDC2 for text?

Black text on #FDBDC2 has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.