What color is #FCE0DA?

#FCE0DA is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pink Glitter. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCE0DA?

The RGB value is 252, 224, 218: 252 red, 224 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCE0DA?

The complementary color is #DAF6FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCE0DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCE0DA color

#FCE0DA rgb(252, 224, 218)

Shades of red

The hex color #FCE0DA is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 87.8% green and 85.5% blue (252, 224, 218).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 85% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Pink Glitter (#FDDFDA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.81:1).

#FCE0DA color codes

HEX	`#FCE0DA`
RGB	`rgb(252, 224, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 87.8%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 85%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 13%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.27, 8.66, 6.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.27, 10.8, 36.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.455, 79.07, 77.393)`
Decimal	`16572634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCE0DA, 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 #FCE0DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCE0DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.81:1	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 #FCE0DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fce0da; }
.text { color: #fce0da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fce0da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 224 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fce0da, #fcf1da); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FCE0DA?: #FCE0DA is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pink Glitter. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCE0DA?: The RGB value is 252, 224, 218: 252 red, 224 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCE0DA?: The complementary color is #DAF6FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCE0DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.