Palettes / Colors / #FFEDEC
#FFEDEC — Pale Vivid Red
#FFEDEC 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 #FFEDEC 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.
#FFEDEC 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 #EBFEFF; it also sits naturally between #FFEBF4 and #FFF6EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFEDEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 237, 236 |
| HSL | 3°, 100%, 96% |
| HSV | 3°, 7%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 7%, 7%, 0% |
| XYZ | 86.66, 87.88, 91.75 |
| Yxy | 87.88, 0.3254, 0.3300 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.11, 5.91, 2.67 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.75, 6.06, 2.59 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 93% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · 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 #FFEDEC
.text { color: #FFEDEC; }
.background { background-color: #FFEDEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEDEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 237, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 100%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEDEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 237, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEDEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 237, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFEDEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEDEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EBFEFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.13:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.58:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFEDEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFEDEC
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 #FFEDEC: ·
How #FFEDEC 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 #FFEDEC 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 #FFEDEC?
#FFEDEC is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 237, 236). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEDEC?
#FFEDEC is RGB 255, 237, 236 — HSL 3°, 100%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 7%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFEDEC?
Its complement is #EBFEFF; analogous partners are #FFEBF4 and #FFF6EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFEDEC for text?
Black text on #FFEDEC has a contrast ratio of 18.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.