What color is #FDECEF?

#FDECEF is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Translucent Unicorn. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDECEF?

The RGB value is 253, 236, 239: 253 red, 236 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDECEF?

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

Is black or white text better on #FDECEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.42:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDECEF color

#FDECEF rgb(253, 236, 239)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 92.5% green and 93.7% blue (253, 236, 239).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 81% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Translucent Unicorn (#FFEDEF), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.42:1).

#FDECEF color codes

HEX	`#FDECEF`
RGB	`rgb(253, 236, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 92.5%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 81%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 7%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 6%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.78, 6.24, 0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.78, 6.27, 5.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.082, 87.107, 93.923)`
Decimal	`16641263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDECEF, 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 #FDECEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDECEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.42:1	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 #FDECEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdecef; }
.text { color: #fdecef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdecef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 236 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdecef, #fdf2ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FDECEF?: #FDECEF is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Translucent Unicorn. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDECEF?: The RGB value is 253, 236, 239: 253 red, 236 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDECEF?: The complementary color is #ECFDFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDECEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.42:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.