What color is #FCE1E2?

#FCE1E2 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Blowing Kisses. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCE1E2?

The RGB value is 252, 225, 226: 252 red, 225 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCE1E2?

The complementary color is #E1FCFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCE1E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCE1E2 color

#FCE1E2 rgb(252, 225, 226)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FCE1E2 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 88.2% green and 88.6% blue (252, 225, 226).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 82% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Blowing Kisses (#F6DEE0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.01:1).

#FCE1E2 color codes

HEX	`#FCE1E2`
RGB	`rgb(252, 225, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 88.2%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 82%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 11%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.7, 9.41, 2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.7, 9.85, 17.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.797, 80.038, 83.129)`
Decimal	`16572898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCE1E2, 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 #FCE1E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCE1E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.01:1	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 #FCE1E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fce1e2; }
.text { color: #fce1e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fce1e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 225 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fce1e2, #fceee1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FCE1E2?: #FCE1E2 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Blowing Kisses. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCE1E2?: The RGB value is 252, 225, 226: 252 red, 225 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCE1E2?: The complementary color is #E1FCFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCE1E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.