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#FEE2E1 — Pale Vivid Red

#FEE2E1 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 #FEE2E1 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.

#FEE2E1 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 #E1FDFE; it also sits naturally between #FEE1EF and #FEF1E1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FEE2E1 · RGB 254, 226, 225

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Color values

HEX#FEE2E1
RGB254, 226, 225
HSL2°, 94%, 94%
HSV2°, 11%, 100%
CMYK0%, 11%, 11%, 0%
XYZ81.66, 80.90, 82.55
Yxy80.90, 0.3332, 0.3301
CIE-Lab92.09, 9.44, 3.99
Hunter Lab89.94, 9.61, 3.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 89% · Blue 88%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 11% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FEE2E1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FEE2E1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FEE2E1

.text { color: #FEE2E1; }
.background { background-color: #FEE2E1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEE2E1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 226, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 94%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEE2E1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 226, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEE2E1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 226, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEE2E1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEE2E1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEE2E1

#FDB7B5#FB8C88#FA615C#F9362F#F20F07#C60D06#990A05#6D0703#400402#140101

Tints of #FEE2E1

#FEE2E1#FEE2E1#FEE7E6#FEE7E6#FEE7E6#FEE7E6#FEE7E6#FEECEB#FEECEB#FEECEB

Tones of #FEE2E1

#FCE4E3#FAE6E5#F8E8E7#F6EAEA#F4ECEC#F2EEEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1FDFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.22:1 Fails
Against black text17.18:1 AAA

Best text color on #FEE2E1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEE2E1

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FEE2E1: ·

How #FEE2E1 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #F2F2E1Deuteranopia · #F4F6E1Tritanopia · #FDE1E1

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FEE2E1 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3
Palette Fff5e4
#FFF5E4 · #FFE3E1 · #FFD1D1 · #FF9494
Palette Ffc7c7
#FFC7C7 · #FFE2E2 · #F6F6F6 · #8785A2
Palette F6f6f6
#F6F6F6 · #FFE2E2 · #FFC7C7 · #AAAAAA
Palette Bad7df
#BAD7DF · #FFE2E2 · #F6F6F6 · #99DDCC
Palette Ffb6b6
#FFB6B6 · #FDE2E2 · #AACFCF · #679B9B

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FFE2E2#FFE3E1#FDE2E2#FFE1E1#FFE3E3#FFDFDF#FFE4E4#FFE6E1#FBE2E5#FFE5E5#FFDEDE#F9DFDF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEE2E0  ·  #FEE2E2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEE2E1?

#FEE2E1 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 226, 225). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEE2E1?

#FEE2E1 is RGB 254, 226, 225 — HSL 2°, 94%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 11%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEE2E1?

Its complement is #E1FDFE; analogous partners are #FEE1EF and #FEF1E1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEE2E1 for text?

Black text on #FEE2E1 has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.