Palettes / Colors / #FDEFED
#FDEFED — Pale Vivid Red
#FDEFED 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 #FDEFED 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.
#FDEFED 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 #EDFBFD; it also sits naturally between #FDEDF3 and #FDF7ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDEFED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 239, 237 |
| HSL | 7°, 80%, 96% |
| HSV | 7°, 6%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 6%, 1% |
| XYZ | 86.66, 88.73, 92.68 |
| Yxy | 88.73, 0.3233, 0.3310 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.47, 4.38, 2.64 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.20, 4.48, 2.57 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 94% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 6% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDEFED
.text { color: #FDEFED; }
.background { background-color: #FDEFED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDEFED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 239, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 80%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDEFED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 239, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDEFED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 239, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDEFED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDEFED">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FDEFED
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Tones of #FDEFED
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDFBFD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.12:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.75:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDEFED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDEFED
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 #FDEFED: ·
How #FDEFED 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 #FDEFED 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 #FDEFED?
#FDEFED is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 239, 237). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDEFED?
#FDEFED is RGB 253, 239, 237 — HSL 7°, 80%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 6%, 1%.
What colors go with #FDEFED?
Its complement is #EDFBFD; analogous partners are #FDEDF3 and #FDF7ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDEFED for text?
Black text on #FDEFED has a contrast ratio of 18.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.