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#FDDDDE — Pale Vivid Red

#FDDDDE is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the red family.

#FDDDDE 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 #DDFDFC; it also sits naturally between #FDDDEE and #FDECDD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDDDDE · RGB 253, 221, 222

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Color values

HEX#FDDDDE
RGB253, 221, 222
HSL358°, 89%, 93%
HSV358°, 13%, 99%
CMYK0%, 13%, 12%, 1%
XYZ79.55, 77.87, 79.94
Yxy77.87, 0.3351, 0.3281
CIE-Lab90.72, 11.20, 3.57
Hunter Lab88.24, 11.38, 3.38

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 12% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FDDDDE

.text { color: #FDDDDE; }
.background { background-color: #FDDDDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDDDDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 221, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDDDDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 221, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDDDDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 221, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FDDDDE

#FBB2B4#F8878A#F55B60#F33036#EC0E15#C10B11#95090D#6A0609#3F0406#130102

Tints of #FDDDDE

#FDDDDE#FDE2E3#FDE2E3#FDE2E3#FEE7E8#FEE7E8#FEE7E8#FEE7E8#FEECEC#FEECEC

Tones of #FDDDDE

#FBE0E0#F9E2E2#F6E4E5#F4E6E7#F2E9E9#EFEBEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDFDFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.27:1 Fails
Against black text16.57:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDDDDE: #000000.

How #FDDDDE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEFDEDeuteranopia · #F1F3DETritanopia · #FBDEDE

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 #FDDDDE rather than the exact color:

Crimson Ruby
#FFCED8 · #FFDDDD · #FFF4DE · #FFE8C4
Palette Ffdede
#FFDEDE · #FDF5CA · #FFDFAF · #F2BB7B
Ruby Garden
#D8A2A2 · #FFDCDC · #FFF9D6 · #8EA66B
Palette Ffdcdc
#FFDCDC · #FFF2EB · #FFE8CD · #FFD6BA
Palette Ff9292
#FF9292 · #FFB4B4 · #FFDCDC · #FFE8E8
Palette Fb929e
#FB929E · #FFDFDF · #FFF6F6 · #AEDEFC

Similar colors

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

#FFDDDD#FFDEDE#FFDCDC#FFDFDF#F9DFDF#FFDADA#FFE1E1#FFD8DF#FCE2DB#F7DDDE#FDE2E2#FFE2E2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDDDDD  ·  #FDDDDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDDDDE?

#FDDDDE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 221, 222). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDDDDE?

#FDDDDE is RGB 253, 221, 222 — HSL 358°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 12%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDDDDE?

Its complement is #DDFDFC; analogous partners are #FDDDEE and #FDECDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDDDDE for text?

Black text on #FDDDDE has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.