What color is #FDEDE7?

#FDEDE7 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Dogwood. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDEDE7?

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

What is the complementary color of #FDEDE7?

The complementary color is #E7F7FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDEDE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.44:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDEDE7 color

#FDEDE7 rgb(253, 237, 231)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FDEDE7 is a very light, vivid orange.

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

Its hue angle is 16°, with 85% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Dogwood (#FAEAE2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.44:1).

#FDEDE7 color codes

HEX	`#FDEDE7`
RGB	`rgb(253, 237, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 92.9%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 85%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 9%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.83, 4.4, 4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.83, 6.54, 47.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.215, 87.222, 87.932)`
Decimal	`16641511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDEDE7, 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 #FDEDE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDEDE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.44:1	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 #FDEDE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdede7; }
.text { color: #fdede7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdede7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 237 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdede7, #fdf8e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seashell.

Questions

What color is #FDEDE7?: #FDEDE7 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Dogwood. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDEDE7?: The RGB value is 253, 237, 231: 253 red, 237 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDEDE7?: The complementary color is #E7F7FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDEDE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.44:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.