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#FDDFDE — Pale Vivid Red

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

#FDDFDE 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 #DDFCFD; it also sits naturally between #FDDDEC and #FDEEDD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDDFDE · RGB 253, 223, 222

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Color values

HEX#FDDFDE
RGB253, 223, 222
HSL2°, 89%, 93%
HSV2°, 12%, 99%
CMYK0%, 12%, 12%, 1%
XYZ80.08, 78.93, 80.12
Yxy78.93, 0.3349, 0.3301
CIE-Lab91.20, 10.16, 4.27
Hunter Lab88.84, 10.32, 4.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 87%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FDDFDE

.text { color: #FDDFDE; }
.background { background-color: #FDDFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDDFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 223, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDDFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 223, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDDFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 223, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FDDFDE

#FBB4B2#F88A87#F5605B#F33630#EC150E#C1110B#950D09#6A0906#3F0604#130201

Tints of #FDDFDE

#FDDEDD#FDE3E2#FDE3E2#FDE3E2#FEE8E7#FEE8E7#FEE8E7#FEE8E7#FEECEC#FEECEC

Tones of #FDDFDE

#FBE0E0#F9E2E2#F6E5E4#F4E7E6#F2E9E9#EFEBEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDFCFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDDFDE: #000000.

How #FDDFDE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F0F0DEDeuteranopia · #F2F4DETritanopia · #FCDEDE

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 #FDDFDE rather than the exact color:

Palette Fb929e
#FB929E · #FFDFDF · #FFF6F6 · #AEDEFC
Palette F875aa
#F875AA · #FFDFDF · #FFF6F6 · #AEDEFC
Palette Ffdede
#FFDEDE · #FDF5CA · #FFDFAF · #F2BB7B
Crimson Ruby
#FFCED8 · #FFDDDD · #FFF4DE · #FFE8C4
Ruby Garden
#D8A2A2 · #FFDCDC · #FFF9D6 · #8EA66B
Palette Fcf8f8
#FCF8F8 · #FBEFEF · #F9DFDF · #F5AFAF

Similar colors

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

#FFDFDF#FFDEDE#FFDDDD#FFDCDC#F9DFDF#FFE1E1#FCE2DB#FDE2E2#FFE2E2#FFE3E1#F7DDDE#FFDADA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDDFDD  ·  #FDDFDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDDFDE?

#FDDFDE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 223, 222). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDDFDE?

#FDDFDE is RGB 253, 223, 222 — HSL 2°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 12%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDDFDE?

Its complement is #DDFCFD; analogous partners are #FDDDEC and #FDEEDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDDFDE for text?

Black text on #FDDFDE has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.