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#FCDEE5 Color

#FCDEE5 is rgb(252, 222, 229) in RGB, hsl(346, 83%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 9%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Piggy Pink (#FDDDE6), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCDEE5
HEX#FCDEE5
RGBrgb(252, 222, 229)
HSLhsl(346, 83%, 93%)
HSVhsv(346, 12%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 9%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(92.7% 0.034 2)
LABlab(91.13% 11.53 0.57)
LCHlch(91.13% 11.54 2.82)

What #FCDEE5 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 #FCDEE5, 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.

#FCDEE5 Channel Values

How #FCDEE5 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 222 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 346° · S 83% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 346° · S 12% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 9% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCDEE5 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCDEE5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCDEE5; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FCDEE5

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 #FCDEE5.

How #FCDEE5 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#FCDEE5
Protanopia#E3E3E5
Protanomaly#EEE1E5
Deuteranopia#E8E8E4
Deuteranomaly#F1E4E4
Tritanopia#FBDFDF
Tritanomaly#FCDFE1
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCDEE5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcdee5: #FCDEE5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCDEE5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcdee5': '#FCDEE5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.871, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_fcdee5">#FCDEE5</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCDEE5"

More Red Colors

#FCDEE5 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCDEE5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCDEE5?

#FCDEE5 is a lightest red — rgb(252, 222, 229) in RGB and hsl(346, 83%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Piggy Pink (#FDDDE6), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.2.

What is the RGB value of #FCDEE5?

#FCDEE5 is rgb(252, 222, 229) — red 252, green 222, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCDEE5?

#FCDEE5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 9%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCDEE5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCDEE5 scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCDEE5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCDEE5 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 5.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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