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#FDA5EC Color

#FDA5EC is rgb(253, 165, 236) in RGB, hsl(312, 96%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 7%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Rose (#FBA0E3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDA5EC
HEX#FDA5EC
RGBrgb(253, 165, 236)
HSLhsl(312, 96%, 82%)
HSVhsv(312, 35%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 7%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(83.1% 0.136 334)
LABlab(78.41% 40.97 -21.86)
LCHlch(78.41% 46.44 331.92)

What #FDA5EC 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 #FDA5EC, 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.

#FDA5EC Channel Values

How #FDA5EC 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 253 · G 165 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 312° · S 96% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 312° · S 35% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 7% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDA5EC 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FDA5EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FDA5EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDA5EC; 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 #FDA5EC

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 #FDA5EC.

How #FDA5EC 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#FDA5EC
Protanopia#B8B8EC
Protanomaly#D7B1EC
Deuteranopia#C8C8EA
Deuteranomaly#DFBBEB
Tritanopia#F6B0B0
Tritanomaly#F9ACCB
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDA5EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fda5ec: #FDA5EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDA5EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fda5ec': '#FDA5EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.647, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_fda5ec">#FDA5EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDA5EC"

More Pink Colors

#FDA5EC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FDA5EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDA5EC?

#FDA5EC is a lightest pink — rgb(253, 165, 236) in RGB and hsl(312, 96%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Rose (#FBA0E3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.03.

What is the RGB value of #FDA5EC?

#FDA5EC is rgb(253, 165, 236) — red 253, green 165, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDA5EC?

#FDA5EC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 7%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDA5EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDA5EC scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDA5EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDA5EC 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 11.51, which is visibly different.

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