#FADAD1 Color

#FADAD1 is rgb(250, 218, 209) in RGB, hsl(13, 80%, 90%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 16%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FADAD1

HEX#FADAD1

RGBrgb(250, 218, 209)

HSLhsl(13, 80%, 90%)

HSVhsv(13, 16%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 16%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(91.3% 0.038 36.2)

LABlab(89.58% 10.42 8.74)

LCHlch(89.58% 13.60 40.01)

What #FADAD1 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 #FADAD1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Millennial Pink#F3CFC6ΔE 3.93 Misty Rose#FFE4E1ΔE 5.05 Champagne Pink#F1DDCFΔE 5.05 Unbleached Silk#FFDDCAΔE 5.31 Pale Pink#FADADDΔE 6.08 Lotion Pink#ECCFCFΔE 6.25

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

#FADAD1 Channel Values

How #FADAD1 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 250 · G 218 · B 209	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 13° · S 80% · L 90%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 13° · S 16% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 13% · Y 16% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.31:1 vs white · 16.01:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FADAD1 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text16.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FADAD1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FADAD1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FADAD1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FADAD1

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 #FADAD1.

How #FADAD1 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#FADAD1

Protanopia#E0E0D1

Protanomaly#EBDED1

Deuteranopia#E5E5D0

Deuteranomaly#EEE1D0

Tritanopia#FBD9D9

Tritanomaly#FBD9D6

Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FADAD1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fadad1: #FADAD1;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FADAD1;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fadad1': '#FADAD1' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.855, blue: 0.820)

Android XML<color name="color_fadad1">#FADAD1</color>

SVG fillfill="#FADAD1"

More Red Colors

#FADAD1 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#FADAD1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FADAD1?

#FADAD1 is a lightest red — rgb(250, 218, 209) in RGB and hsl(13, 80%, 90%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.93.

What is the RGB value of #FADAD1?

#FADAD1 is rgb(250, 218, 209) — red 250, green 218, and blue 209 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FADAD1?

#FADAD1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 16%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FADAD1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FADAD1 scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FADAD1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FADAD1 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 mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 5.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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