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#F9CDEC Color

#F9CDEC is rgb(249, 205, 236) in RGB, hsl(318, 79%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 5%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F9CDEC
HEX#F9CDEC
RGBrgb(249, 205, 236)
HSLhsl(318, 79%, 89%)
HSVhsv(318, 18%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 5%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(89.5% 0.064 337)
LABlab(86.96% 19.72 -9.20)
LCHlch(86.96% 21.76 334.98)

What #F9CDEC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F9CDEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#F9CDEC Channel Values

How #F9CDEC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 249 · G 205 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 79% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 18% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 5% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 14.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F9CDEC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F9CDEC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F9CDEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F9CDEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #F9CDEC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F9CDEC.

How #F9CDEC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F9CDEC
Protanopia#D5D5EC
Protanomaly#E5D2EC
Deuteranopia#DDDDEB
Deuteranomaly#E9D7EB
Tritanopia#F6D1D1
Tritanomaly#F7D0DC
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F9CDEC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f9cdec: #F9CDEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F9CDEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f9cdec': '#F9CDEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.976, green: 0.804, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_f9cdec">#F9CDEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#F9CDEC"

More Pink Colors

#F9CDEC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F9CDEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F9CDEC?

#F9CDEC is a lightest pink — rgb(249, 205, 236) in RGB and hsl(318, 79%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.27.

What is the RGB value of #F9CDEC?

#F9CDEC is rgb(249, 205, 236) — red 249, green 205, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F9CDEC?

#F9CDEC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 5%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F9CDEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F9CDEC scores 1.4:1 against white and 14.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F9CDEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F9CDEC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 10.05, which is visibly different.

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