What color is #FEE4DE?

#FEE4DE is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Misty Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEE4DE?

The RGB value is 254, 228, 222: 254 red, 228 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEE4DE?

The complementary color is #DEF8FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEE4DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.37:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEE4DE color

#FEE4DE rgb(254, 228, 222)

Shades of red

The hex color #FEE4DE is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 89.4% green and 87.1% blue (254, 228, 222).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 94% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Misty Rose (#FFE4E1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.37:1).

#FEE4DE color codes

HEX	`#FEE4DE`
RGB	`rgb(254, 228, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 89.4%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 94%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.5, 7.92, 6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.5, 10.04, 37.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.8, 81.833, 80.579)`
Decimal	`16704734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEE4DE, 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 #FEE4DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEE4DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.37:1	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 #FEE4DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fee4de; }
.text { color: #fee4de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fee4de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 228 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fee4de, #fef4de); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FEE4DE?: #FEE4DE is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Misty Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEE4DE?: The RGB value is 254, 228, 222: 254 red, 228 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEE4DE?: The complementary color is #DEF8FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEE4DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.37:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.