Palettes / Colors / #FFDDDD

#FFDDDD — Pale Vivid Red

#FFDDDD 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 #FFDDDD 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.

#FFDDDD 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 #DBFFFF; it also sits naturally between #FFDBED and #FFEDDB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 87% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFDDDD

.text { color: #FFDDDD; }
.background { background-color: #FFDDDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFDDDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 221, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFDDDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 221, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFDDDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 221, 221, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBFFFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFDDDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFDDDD

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:

How #FFDDDD 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 #FFDDDD

Palettes with a similar color

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

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFDDDC  ·  #FFDDDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFDDDD?

#FFDDDD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 221, 221). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFDDDD?

#FFDDDD is RGB 255, 221, 221 — HSL 0°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 13%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFDDDD?

Its complement is #DBFFFF; analogous partners are #FFDBED and #FFEDDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFDDDD for text?

Black text on #FFDDDD has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.