What color is #FADEDE?

#FADEDE is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Blowing Kisses. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FADEDE?

The RGB value is 250, 222, 222: 250 red, 222 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FADEDE?

The complementary color is #DEFAFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FADEDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FADEDE color

#FADEDE rgb(250, 222, 222)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FADEDE is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 87.1% green and 87.1% blue (250, 222, 222).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 74% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Blowing Kisses (#F6DEE0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.57:1).

#FADEDE color codes

HEX	`#FADEDE`
RGB	`rgb(250, 222, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 87.1%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 74%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 11%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.71, 9.63, 3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.71, 10.25, 20.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.73, 77.842, 79.971)`
Decimal	`16441054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FADEDE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FADEDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FADEDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FADEDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fadede; }
.text { color: #fadede; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fadede; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 222 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fadede, #faecde); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FADEDE?: #FADEDE is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Blowing Kisses. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FADEDE?: The RGB value is 250, 222, 222: 250 red, 222 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FADEDE?: The complementary color is #DEFAFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FADEDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.