What color is #FDE8F4?

#FDE8F4 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Fairy Dust. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDE8F4?

The RGB value is 253, 232, 244: 253 red, 232 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDE8F4?

The complementary color is #E8FDF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDE8F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDE8F4 color

#FDE8F4 rgb(253, 232, 244)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FDE8F4 is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 91% green and 95.7% blue (253, 232, 244).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 84% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Fairy Dust (#FFE8F4), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.03:1).

#FDE8F4 color codes

HEX	`#FDE8F4`
RGB	`rgb(253, 232, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 91%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 84%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 8%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.94, 9.15, -3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.94, 9.7, 340.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.692, 85.129, 97.488)`
Decimal	`16640244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDE8F4, 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 #FDE8F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDE8F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.03:1	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 #FDE8F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fde8f4; }
.text { color: #fde8f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fde8f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 232 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fde8f4, #fde8ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FDE8F4?: #FDE8F4 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Fairy Dust. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDE8F4?: The RGB value is 253, 232, 244: 253 red, 232 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDE8F4?: The complementary color is #E8FDF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDE8F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.