What color is #FDE7ED?

#FDE7ED is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Porcelain Skin. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDE7ED?

The RGB value is 253, 231, 237: 253 red, 231 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDE7ED?

The complementary color is #E7FDF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDE7ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDE7ED color

#FDE7ED rgb(253, 231, 237)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FDE7ED is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 90.6% green and 92.9% blue (253, 231, 237).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 85% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Porcelain Skin (#FFE7EB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.83:1).

#FDE7ED color codes

HEX	`#FDE7ED`
RGB	`rgb(253, 231, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 90.6%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 85%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 9%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.52, 8.48, -0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.52, 8.48, 358.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.368, 84.15, 91.902)`
Decimal	`16639981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDE7ED, 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 #FDE7ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDE7ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.83:1	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 #FDE7ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fde7ed; }
.text { color: #fde7ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fde7ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 231 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fde7ed, #fdece7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FDE7ED?: #FDE7ED is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Porcelain Skin. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDE7ED?: The RGB value is 253, 231, 237: 253 red, 231 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDE7ED?: The complementary color is #E7FDF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDE7ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.