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#FDE2E2 — Pale Vivid Red

#FDE2E2 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #FDE2E2 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.

#FDE2E2 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 #E2FDFD; it also sits naturally between #FDE2F0 and #FDF0E2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDE2E2 · RGB 253, 226, 226

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Color values

HEX#FDE2E2
RGB253, 226, 226
HSL0°, 87%, 94%
HSV0°, 11%, 99%
CMYK0%, 11%, 11%, 1%
XYZ81.43, 80.77, 83.25
Yxy80.77, 0.3318, 0.3291
CIE-Lab92.03, 9.25, 3.37
Hunter Lab89.87, 9.41, 3.21

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 89% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 11% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FDE2E2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FDE2E2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FDE2E2

.text { color: #FDE2E2; }
.background { background-color: #FDE2E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDE2E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 226, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 87%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDE2E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 226, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDE2E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 226, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDE2E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDE2E2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDE2E2

#FAB7B7#F78D8D#F46262#F13737#EA1010#BF0D0D#940A0A#690707#3E0404#130101

Tints of #FDE2E2

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

Tones of #FDE2E2

#FBE4E4#F9E6E6#F7E8E8#F5EAEA#F4ECEC#F2EEEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2FDFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.22:1 Fails
Against black text17.15:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDE2E2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDE2E2

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 #FDE2E2: ·

How #FDE2E2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F1F1E2Deuteranopia · #F3F5E2Tritanopia · #FCE2E2

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 #FDE2E2

Palette Ffb6b6
#FFB6B6 · #FDE2E2 · #AACFCF · #679B9B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FDE2E2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3
Palette Ffc7c7
#FFC7C7 · #FFE2E2 · #F6F6F6 · #8785A2
Palette F6f6f6
#F6F6F6 · #FFE2E2 · #FFC7C7 · #AAAAAA
Palette Bad7df
#BAD7DF · #FFE2E2 · #F6F6F6 · #99DDCC
Palette 86a788
#86A788 · #FFFDEC · #FFE2E2 · #FFCFCF

Similar colors

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

#FFE2E2#FFE3E3#FFE3E1#FFE1E1#FFE4E4#FBE2E5#FFE6E1#FFE5E5#FFDFDF#F9DFDF#FFE6E6#FFDEDE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDE2E1  ·  #FDE2E3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDE2E2?

#FDE2E2 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 226, 226). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDE2E2?

#FDE2E2 is RGB 253, 226, 226 — HSL 0°, 87%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 11%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDE2E2?

Its complement is #E2FDFD; analogous partners are #FDE2F0 and #FDF0E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDE2E2 for text?

Black text on #FDE2E2 has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.