#FCD9EE Color

#FCD9EE is rgb(252, 217, 238) in RGB, hsl(324, 85%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Lace (#FFDDF4), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCD9EE

HEX#FCD9EE

RGBrgb(252, 217, 238)

HSLhsl(324, 85%, 92%)

HSVhsv(324, 14%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(92% 0.047 341.4)

LABlab(90.13% 15.10 -5.58)

LCHlch(90.13% 16.10 339.72)

What #FCD9EE 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 #FCD9EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink Lace#FFDDF4ΔE 1.76 Mimi Pink#FFDAE9ΔE 3.25 Piggy Pink#FDDDE6ΔE 6.1 Pink Diamond (Ace Hardware Color)#F6D6DEΔE 6.71 Queen Pink#E8CCD7ΔE 7.62 Shampoo#FFCFF1ΔE 8.04

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

#FCD9EE Channel Values

How #FCD9EE 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 252 · G 217 · B 238	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 324° · S 85% · L 92%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 324° · S 14% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 14% · Y 6% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.29:1 vs white · 16.3:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCD9EE 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 text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text16.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCD9EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCD9EE; 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

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FCD9EE

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 #FCD9EE.

How #FCD9EE 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#FCD9EE

Protanopia#DFDFEE

Protanomaly#EBDDEE

Deuteranopia#E5E5ED

Deuteranomaly#EFE1ED

Tritanopia#FADCDC

Tritanomaly#FBDBE3

Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

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Using #FCD9EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcd9ee: #FCD9EE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCD9EE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcd9ee': '#FCD9EE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.851, blue: 0.933)

Android XML<color name="color_fcd9ee">#FCD9EE</color>

SVG fillfill="#FCD9EE"

More Pink Colors

#FCD9EE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#FCD9EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCD9EE?

#FCD9EE is a lightest pink — rgb(252, 217, 238) in RGB and hsl(324, 85%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Lace (#FFDDF4), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.76.

What is the RGB value of #FCD9EE?

#FCD9EE is rgb(252, 217, 238) — red 252, green 217, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCD9EE?

#FCD9EE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCD9EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCD9EE scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCD9EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCD9EE 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 11.01, which is visibly different.

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