What color is #FDDAEE?

#FDDAEE is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Mimi Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDDAEE?

The RGB value is 253, 218, 238: 253 red, 218 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDDAEE?

The complementary color is #DAFDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDDAEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDDAEE color

#FDDAEE rgb(253, 218, 238)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 85.5% green and 93.3% blue (253, 218, 238).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 90% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Mimi Pink (#FFDAE9), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.44:1).

#FDDAEE color codes

HEX	`#FDDAEE`
RGB	`rgb(253, 218, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 85.5%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 90%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 14%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.41, 15.39, -5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.41, 16.26, 341.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.011, 77.2, 91.506)`
Decimal	`16636654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDDAEE, 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 #FDDAEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDDAEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.44:1	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 #FDDAEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fddaee; }
.text { color: #fddaee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fddaee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 218 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fddaee, #fddadc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #FDDAEE?: #FDDAEE is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Mimi Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDDAEE?: The RGB value is 253, 218, 238: 253 red, 218 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDDAEE?: The complementary color is #DAFDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDDAEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.