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#FDCDCF — Pale Vivid Red

#FDCDCF is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FDCDCF 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.

#FDCDCF 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 #CEFDFB; it also sits naturally between #FDCEE7 and #FDE4CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDCDCF · RGB 253, 205, 207

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Color values

HEX#FDCDCF
RGB253, 205, 207
HSL358°, 92%, 90%
HSV358°, 19%, 99%
CMYK0%, 19%, 18%, 1%
XYZ73.60, 69.05, 68.48
Yxy69.05, 0.3486, 0.3270
CIE-Lab86.53, 17.21, 5.42
Hunter Lab83.10, 17.40, 4.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 80% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 18% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FDCDCF

.text { color: #FDCDCF; }
.background { background-color: #FDCDCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDCDCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 205, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 92%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDCDCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 205, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDCDCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 205, 207, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FDCDCF

#FBA2A5#F97B7F#F84F54#F6282E#E60A11#BA080E#93060B#670408#400305#140101

Tints of #FDCDCF

#FDD3D4#FDD3D4#FDD8D9#FDD8D9#FEDDDE#FEE2E3#FEE2E3#FEE7E7#FEE7E7#FEEBEC

Tones of #FDCDCF

#FAD1D3#F6D5D6#F3D8D9#EFDCDC#ECDFDF#E9E2E2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEFDFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.81:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDCDCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDCDCF

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 #FDCDCF: ·

How #FDCDCF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E8E8CFDeuteranopia · #EBEFCETritanopia · #FBCECE

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 #FDCDCF rather than the exact color:

Palette 86a788
#86A788 · #FFFDEC · #FFE2E2 · #FFCFCF
Palette Ffeecc
#FFEECC · #FFDDCC · #FFCCCC · #FEBBCC
Palette A87676
#A87676 · #CA8787 · #E1ACAC · #FFD0D0
Palette Ffbbcc
#FFBBCC · #FFCCCC · #FFDDCC · #FFEECC
Palette 3aa6b9
#3AA6B9 · #FFD0D0 · #FF9EAA · #C1ECE4
Palette 05004e
#05004E · #FF0000 · #FB7777 · #FFCCCC

Similar colors

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

#FFCFCF#FFCCCC#FFD0D0#FFCCD2#FCD1D1#FCCBCB#FFCACC#FFD1D1#FFCBCB#F9D0CD#FCC8D1#FFCACA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDCDCE  ·  #FDCDD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDCDCF?

#FDCDCF is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 205, 207). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDCDCF?

#FDCDCF is RGB 253, 205, 207 — HSL 358°, 92%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 18%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDCDCF?

Its complement is #CEFDFB; analogous partners are #FDCEE7 and #FDE4CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDCDCF for text?

Black text on #FDCDCF has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.