Palettes / Colors / #FEE9EB
#FEE9EB — Pale Vivid Red
#FEE9EB 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 #FEE9EB 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.
#FEE9EB 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 #E7FEFC; it also sits naturally between #FEE7F5 and #FEF0E7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FEE9EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 233, 235 |
| HSL | 354°, 91%, 95% |
| HSV | 354°, 8%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 7%, 0% |
| XYZ | 85.01, 85.35, 90.59 |
| Yxy | 85.35, 0.3258, 0.3271 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.03, 7.46, 1.60 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.38, 7.63, 1.56 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 91% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 7% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FEE9EB
.text { color: #FEE9EB; }
.background { background-color: #FEE9EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEE9EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 233, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 91%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEE9EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 233, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEE9EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 233, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FEE9EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEE9EB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E7FEFC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.16:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.07:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FEE9EB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEE9EB
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 #FEE9EB: ·
How #FEE9EB 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 #FEE9EB 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 #FEE9EB?
#FEE9EB is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 233, 235). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FEE9EB?
#FEE9EB is RGB 254, 233, 235 — HSL 354°, 91%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 7%, 0%.
What colors go with #FEE9EB?
Its complement is #E7FEFC; analogous partners are #FEE7F5 and #FEF0E7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FEE9EB for text?
Black text on #FEE9EB has a contrast ratio of 18.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.