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#FCD9D9 Color

#FCD9D9 is rgb(252, 217, 217) in RGB, hsl(0, 85%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Pink (#FADADD), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCD9D9
HEX#FCD9D9
RGBrgb(252, 217, 217)
HSLhsl(0, 85%, 92%)
HSVhsv(0, 14%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(91.5% 0.039 17.9)
LABlab(89.68% 12.55 4.74)
LCHlch(89.68% 13.41 20.69)

What #FCD9D9 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 #FCD9D9, 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 red in the library.

#FCD9D9 Channel Values

How #FCD9D9 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 252 · G 217 · B 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 0° · S 85% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 0° · S 14% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 14% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCD9D9 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 text16.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCD9D9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCD9D9; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FCD9D9

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 #FCD9D9.

How #FCD9D9 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#FCD9D9
Protanopia#DFDFD9
Protanomaly#EBDDD9
Deuteranopia#E5E5D8
Deuteranomaly#EFE1D8
Tritanopia#FCD9D9
Tritanomaly#FCD9D9
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCD9D9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcd9d9: #FCD9D9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCD9D9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcd9d9': '#FCD9D9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.851, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_fcd9d9">#FCD9D9</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCD9D9"

More Red Colors

#FCD9D9 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCD9D9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCD9D9?

#FCD9D9 is a lightest red — rgb(252, 217, 217) in RGB and hsl(0, 85%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Pink (#FADADD), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.06.

What is the RGB value of #FCD9D9?

#FCD9D9 is rgb(252, 217, 217) — red 252, green 217, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCD9D9?

#FCD9D9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCD9D9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCD9D9 scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCD9D9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCD9D9 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 4.56, which is very hard to tell apart.

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