What color is #FDE2E6?

#FDE2E6 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Cake Frosting. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDE2E6?

The RGB value is 253, 226, 230: 253 red, 226 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDE2E6?

The complementary color is #E2FDF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDE2E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDE2E6 color

#FDE2E6 rgb(253, 226, 230)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FDE2E6 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 88.6% green and 90.2% blue (253, 226, 230).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 87% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Cake Frosting (#F9DFE5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.2:1).

#FDE2E6 color codes

HEX	`#FDE2E6`
RGB	`rgb(253, 226, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 88.6%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 87%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 11%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.13, 9.89, 1.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.13, 10, 8.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.986, 80.99, 86.161)`
Decimal	`16638694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDE2E6, 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 #FDE2E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDE2E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.2:1	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 #FDE2E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fde2e6; }
.text { color: #fde2e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fde2e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 226 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fde2e6, #fdebe2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #FDE2E6?: #FDE2E6 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Cake Frosting. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDE2E6?: The RGB value is 253, 226, 230: 253 red, 226 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDE2E6?: The complementary color is #E2FDF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDE2E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.