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#FCDFE9 Color

#FCDFE9 is rgb(252, 223, 233) in RGB, hsl(339, 83%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 8%, 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 1.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCDFE9
HEX#FCDFE9
RGBrgb(252, 223, 233)
HSLhsl(339, 83%, 93%)
HSVhsv(339, 12%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 8%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(93% 0.034 354.9)
LABlab(91.46% 11.53 -1.04)
LCHlch(91.46% 11.58 354.84)

What #FCDFE9 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 #FCDFE9, 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 pink in the library.

#FCDFE9 Channel Values

How #FCDFE9 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 223 · B 2338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 339° · S 83% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 339° · S 12% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 8% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 16.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCDFE9 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCDFE9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCDFE9; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FCDFE9

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 #FCDFE9.

How #FCDFE9 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#FCDFE9
Protanopia#E4E4E9
Protanomaly#EEE2E9
Deuteranopia#E9E9E8
Deuteranomaly#F1E5E9
Tritanopia#FBE0E0
Tritanomaly#FBE0E4
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCDFE9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcdfe9: #FCDFE9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCDFE9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcdfe9': '#FCDFE9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.875, blue: 0.914)
Android XML<color name="color_fcdfe9">#FCDFE9</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCDFE9"

More Pink Colors

#FCDFE9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCDFE9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCDFE9?

#FCDFE9 is a lightest pink — rgb(252, 223, 233) in RGB and hsl(339, 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 1.41.

What is the RGB value of #FCDFE9?

#FCDFE9 is rgb(252, 223, 233) — red 252, green 223, and blue 233 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCDFE9?

#FCDFE9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 8%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCDFE9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCDFE9 scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCDFE9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCDFE9 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 6.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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