Palettes / Colors / #FDEDEB
#FDEDEB — Pale Vivid Red
#FDEDEB is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color SeaShell (#FFF5EE). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: seashell (#FFF5EE) — not an exact match. CSS seashell gives you #FFF5EE, a different color; use #FDEDEB 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.
#FDEDEB 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 #ECFBFD; it also sits naturally between #FDECF3 and #FDF7EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDEDEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 237, 235 |
| HSL | 7°, 82%, 96% |
| HSV | 7°, 7%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 7%, 1% |
| XYZ | 85.79, 87.45, 90.96 |
| Yxy | 87.45, 0.3247, 0.3310 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.93, 5.07, 2.90 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.51, 5.18, 2.81 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 93% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 7% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDEDEB
.text { color: #FDEDEB; }
.background { background-color: #FDEDEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDEDEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 237, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 82%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDEDEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 237, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDEDEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 237, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDEDEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDEDEB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FDEDEB
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Tones of #FDEDEB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #ECFBFD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.14:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.49:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDEDEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDEDEB
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 #FDEDEB: ·
How #FDEDEB 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 #FDEDEB 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 #FDEDEB?
#FDEDEB is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 237, 235). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDEDEB?
#FDEDEB is RGB 253, 237, 235 — HSL 7°, 82%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 7%, 1%.
What colors go with #FDEDEB?
Its complement is #ECFBFD; analogous partners are #FDECF3 and #FDF7EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDEDEB for text?
Black text on #FDEDEB has a contrast ratio of 18.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.