What color is #FCDDD0?

#FCDDD0 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Yours Truly. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCDDD0?

The RGB value is 252, 221, 208: 252 red, 221 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCDDD0?

The complementary color is #D0EFFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCDDD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCDDD0 color

#FCDDD0 rgb(252, 221, 208)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FCDDD0 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 86.7% green and 81.6% blue (252, 221, 208).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 88% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 17% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Yours Truly (#FBD9CD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.39:1).

#FCDDD0 color codes

HEX	`#FCDDD0`
RGB	`rgb(252, 221, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 86.7%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 88%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 17%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 17%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.31, 8.67, 10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.31, 13.47, 49.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.386, 76.964, 70.441)`
Decimal	`16571856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCDDD0, 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 #FCDDD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCDDD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.39:1	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 #FCDDD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcddd0; }
.text { color: #fcddd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcddd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 221 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcddd0, #fcf3d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #FCDDD0?: #FCDDD0 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Yours Truly. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCDDD0?: The RGB value is 252, 221, 208: 252 red, 221 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCDDD0?: The complementary color is #D0EFFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCDDD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.