What color is #FDBDAF?

#FDBDAF is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Peach Fuzz. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDBDAF?

The RGB value is 253, 189, 175: 253 red, 189 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDBDAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #FDBDAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDBDAF color

#FDBDAF rgb(253, 189, 175)

Shades of red

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 74.1% green and 68.6% blue (253, 189, 175).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 95% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 31% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Peach Fuzz (#FFC7B9), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.07:1).

#FDBDAF color codes

HEX	`#FDBDAF`
RGB	`rgb(253, 189, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 74.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 95%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 31%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 31%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.04, 21.16, 16.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.04, 26.58, 37.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.445, 60.377, 48.703)`
Decimal	`16629167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDBDAF, 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 #FDBDAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDBDAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	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 #FDBDAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdbdaf; }
.text { color: #fdbdaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdbdaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 189 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdbdaf, #fde4af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #FDBDAF?: #FDBDAF is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Peach Fuzz. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDBDAF?: The RGB value is 253, 189, 175: 253 red, 189 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDBDAF?: The complementary color is #AFEFFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDBDAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.