Palettes / Colors / #FED8DB
#FED8DB — Pale Vivid Red
#FED8DB 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 #FED8DB 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.
#FED8DB 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 #D7FEFB; it also sits naturally between #FED7EE and #FEE7D7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FED8DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 216, 219 |
| HSL | 355°, 95%, 92% |
| HSV | 355°, 15%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 14%, 0% |
| XYZ | 78.22, 75.30, 77.43 |
| Yxy | 75.30, 0.3387, 0.3260 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.53, 13.67, 3.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.77, 13.89, 3.23 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 85% · Blue 86%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 14% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FED8DB
.text { color: #FED8DB; }
.background { background-color: #FED8DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FED8DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 216, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 95%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FED8DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 216, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FED8DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 216, 219, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FED8DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FED8DB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FED8DB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D7FEFB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FED8DB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FED8DB
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 #FED8DB: ·
How #FED8DB 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 #FED8DB 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 #FED8DB?
#FED8DB is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 216, 219). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FED8DB?
#FED8DB is RGB 254, 216, 219 — HSL 355°, 95%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 14%, 0%.
What colors go with #FED8DB?
Its complement is #D7FEFB; analogous partners are #FED7EE and #FEE7D7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FED8DB for text?
Black text on #FED8DB has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.