Palettes / Colors / #FDECED

#FDECED — Pale Vivid Red

#FDECED is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LavenderBlush (#FFF0F5). It belongs to the red family.

#FDECED 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 #EDFDFC; it also sits naturally between #FDEDF6 and #FDF4ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 93% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 6% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDECED

.text { color: #FDECED; }
.background { background-color: #FDECED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDECED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 236, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 81%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDECED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 236, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDECED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 236, 237, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDFDFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDECED: #000000.

How #FDECED 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 #FDECED 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

← #FDECEC  ·  #FDECEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDECED?

#FDECED is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 236, 237). Its closest standard named color is LavenderBlush.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDECED?

#FDECED is RGB 253, 236, 237 — HSL 356°, 81%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 6%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDECED?

Its complement is #EDFDFC; analogous partners are #FDEDF6 and #FDF4ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDECED for text?

Black text on #FDECED has a contrast ratio of 18.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.