Palettes / Colors / #FDEAEA
#FDEAEA — Pale Vivid Red
#FDEAEA 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 #FDEAEA 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.
#FDEAEA 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 #E8FDFD; it also sits naturally between #FDE8F2 and #FDF2E8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDEAEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 234, 234 |
| HSL | 0°, 83%, 95% |
| HSV | 0°, 8%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 8%, 1% |
| XYZ | 84.78, 85.67, 89.91 |
| Yxy | 85.67, 0.3256, 0.3290 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.17, 6.44, 2.32 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.56, 6.58, 2.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 92% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 8% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDEAEA
.text { color: #FDEAEA; }
.background { background-color: #FDEAEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDEAEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 234, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 83%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDEAEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 234, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDEAEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 234, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDEAEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDEAEA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FDEAEA
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Tones of #FDEAEA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E8FDFD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.16:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.13:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDEAEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDEAEA
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 #FDEAEA: ·
How #FDEAEA 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 #FDEAEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FDEAEA?
#FDEAEA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 234, 234). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDEAEA?
#FDEAEA is RGB 253, 234, 234 — HSL 0°, 83%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 8%, 1%.
What colors go with #FDEAEA?
Its complement is #E8FDFD; analogous partners are #FDE8F2 and #FDF2E8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDEAEA for text?
Black text on #FDEAEA has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.