Palettes / Colors / #FDE4E4
#FDE4E4 — Pale Vivid Red
#FDE4E4 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 #FDE4E4 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.
#FDE4E4 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 #E3FDFD; it also sits naturally between #FDE3F0 and #FDF0E3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDE4E4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 228, 228 |
| HSL | 0°, 86%, 94% |
| HSV | 0°, 10%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 10%, 10%, 1% |
| XYZ | 82.26, 81.97, 84.89 |
| Yxy | 81.97, 0.3302, 0.3291 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.56, 8.54, 3.10 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.54, 8.70, 2.97 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 89% · Blue 89%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 10% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDE4E4
.text { color: #FDE4E4; }
.background { background-color: #FDE4E4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDE4E4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 228, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 86%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDE4E4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 228, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDE4E4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 228, 228, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDE4E4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDE4E4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FDE4E4
Tints of #FDE4E4
Tones of #FDE4E4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E3FDFD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.39:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDE4E4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDE4E4
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FDE4E4: ·
How #FDE4E4 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
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:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #FDE4E4 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
Browse neighbouring colors
Frequently asked questions
What color is #FDE4E4?
#FDE4E4 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 228, 228). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDE4E4?
#FDE4E4 is RGB 253, 228, 228 — HSL 0°, 86%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 10%, 1%.
What colors go with #FDE4E4?
Its complement is #E3FDFD; analogous partners are #FDE3F0 and #FDF0E3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDE4E4 for text?
Black text on #FDE4E4 has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.