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#FDDFDF — Pale Vivid Red

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

#FDDFDF 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 #DDFDFD; it also sits naturally between #FDDDED and #FDEDDD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDDFDF · RGB 253, 223, 223

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Color values

HEX#FDDFDF
RGB253, 223, 223
HSL0°, 88%, 93%
HSV0°, 12%, 99%
CMYK0%, 12%, 12%, 1%
XYZ80.21, 78.99, 80.83
Yxy78.99, 0.3342, 0.3291
CIE-Lab91.23, 10.32, 3.78
Hunter Lab88.87, 10.49, 3.58

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

CSS code for #FDDFDF

.text { color: #FDDFDF; }
.background { background-color: #FDDFDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDDFDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 223, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 88%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDDFDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 223, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDDFDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 223, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FDDFDF

#FAB2B2#F78787#F55C5C#F23131#EB0F0F#C00C0C#950909#690707#3E0404#130101

Tints of #FDDFDF

#FDDDDD#FDE2E2#FDE2E2#FDE2E2#FDE7E7#FDE7E7#FDE7E7#FDE7E7#FEECEC#FEECEC

Tones of #FDDFDF

#FBE0E0#F8E2E2#F6E4E4#F4E6E6#F2E9E9#EFEBEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDFDFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.80:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDDFDF: #000000.

How #FDDFDF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F0F0DFDeuteranopia · #F2F4DFTritanopia · #FCDFDF

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 #FDDFDF 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
Palette Ffe1e1
#FFE1E1 · #90A17D · #829460 · #EEEEEE
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#FFE1E1#F9DFDF#FDE2E2#FFDCDC#FFE2E2#FFE3E1#FCE2DB#FFE3E3#F7DDDE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDDFDE  ·  #FDDFE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDDFDF?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDDFDF?

#FDDFDF is RGB 253, 223, 223 — HSL 0°, 88%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 12%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDDFDF?

Its complement is #DDFDFD; analogous partners are #FDDDED and #FDEDDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDDFDF for text?

Black text on #FDDFDF has a contrast ratio of 16.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.