What color is #FDD9E7?

#FDD9E7 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Strawberry Cheesecake. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDD9E7?

The RGB value is 253, 217, 231: 253 red, 217 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDD9E7?

The complementary color is #D9FDEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDD9E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDD9E7 color

#FDD9E7 rgb(253, 217, 231)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FDD9E7 is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 85.1% green and 90.6% blue (253, 217, 231).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 90% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 9% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Cheesecake (#FFDBE9), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.26:1).

#FDD9E7 color codes

HEX	`#FDD9E7`
RGB	`rgb(253, 217, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 85.1%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 90%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 14%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 9%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.99, 14.73, -2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.99, 14.9, 351.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.744, 76.28, 86.109)`
Decimal	`16636391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDD9E7, 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 #FDD9E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDD9E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.26:1	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 #FDD9E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdd9e7; }
.text { color: #fdd9e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdd9e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 217 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdd9e7, #fdddd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #FDD9E7?: #FDD9E7 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Strawberry Cheesecake. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDD9E7?: The RGB value is 253, 217, 231: 253 red, 217 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDD9E7?: The complementary color is #D9FDEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDD9E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.