What color is #FEECEC?

#FEECEC 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 #FEECEC?

The RGB value is 254, 236, 236: 254 red, 236 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEECEC?

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

Is black or white text better on #FEECEC?

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.

#FEECEC color

#FEECEC rgb(254, 236, 236)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 92.5% green and 92.5% blue (254, 236, 236).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 90% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Translucent Unicorn (#FFEDEF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#FEECEC color codes

HEX	`#FEECEC`
RGB	`rgb(254, 236, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 92.5%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 90%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.79, 6.08, 2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.79, 6.46, 19.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.007, 87.119, 91.625)`
Decimal	`16706796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#FEECEC 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 #FEECEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #feecec; }
.text { color: #feecec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #feecec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 236 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #feecec, #fef5ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #FEECEC?: #FEECEC 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 #FEECEC?: The RGB value is 254, 236, 236: 254 red, 236 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEECEC?: The complementary color is #ECFEFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEECEC?: 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.