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#FCDAD4 Color

#FCDAD4 is rgb(252, 218, 212) in RGB, hsl(9, 87%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 16%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCDAD4
HEX#FCDAD4
RGBrgb(252, 218, 212)
HSLhsl(9, 87%, 91%)
HSVhsv(9, 16%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 16%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(91.5% 0.039 29.7)
LABlab(89.82% 11.49 7.55)
LCHlch(89.82% 13.75 33.31)

What #FCDAD4 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 #FCDAD4, 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.

#FCDAD4 Channel Values

How #FCDAD4 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 218 · B 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 9° · S 87% · L 91%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 9° · S 16% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 16% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCDAD4 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FCDAD4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FCDAD4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCDAD4; 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.
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Tints & Shades of #FCDAD4

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 #FCDAD4.

How #FCDAD4 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#FCDAD4
Protanopia#E0E0D4
Protanomaly#ECDED4
Deuteranopia#E6E6D3
Deuteranomaly#EFE1D3
Tritanopia#FDD9D9
Tritanomaly#FCDAD7
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCDAD4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcdad4: #FCDAD4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCDAD4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcdad4': '#FCDAD4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.855, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_fcdad4">#FCDAD4</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCDAD4"

More Red Colors

#FCDAD4 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCDAD4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCDAD4?

#FCDAD4 is a lightest red — rgb(252, 218, 212) in RGB and hsl(9, 87%, 91%) 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 4.24.

What is the RGB value of #FCDAD4?

#FCDAD4 is rgb(252, 218, 212) — red 252, green 218, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCDAD4?

#FCDAD4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 16%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCDAD4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCDAD4 scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCDAD4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCDAD4 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 4.5, which is very hard to tell apart.

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