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#FCDADD Color

#FCDADD is rgb(252, 218, 221) in RGB, hsl(355, 85%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Pink (#FADADD), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCDADD
HEX#FCDADD
RGBrgb(252, 218, 221)
HSLhsl(355, 85%, 92%)
HSVhsv(355, 13%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(91.7% 0.038 11.8)
LABlab(90.00% 12.53 3.11)
LCHlch(90.00% 12.91 13.96)

What #FCDADD 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 #FCDADD, 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.

#FCDADD Channel Values

How #FCDADD 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 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 355° · S 85% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 355° · S 13% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 12% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCDADD 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 text16.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #FCDADD

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

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 #FCDADD.

How #FCDADD 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#FCDADD
Protanopia#E0E0DD
Protanomaly#ECDEDD
Deuteranopia#E6E6DC
Deuteranomaly#EFE1DC
Tritanopia#FCDADA
Tritanomaly#FCDADB
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCDADD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcdadd: #FCDADD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCDADD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcdadd': '#FCDADD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.855, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_fcdadd">#FCDADD</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCDADD"

More Red Colors

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

#FCDADD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCDADD?

#FCDADD is a lightest red — rgb(252, 218, 221) in RGB and hsl(355, 85%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Pink (#FADADD), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.8.

What is the RGB value of #FCDADD?

#FCDADD is rgb(252, 218, 221) — red 252, green 218, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCDADD?

#FCDADD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCDADD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCDADD scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCDADD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCDADD 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 4.73, which is very hard to tell apart.

Open #FCDADD in a Tool

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