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#FDBEC9 Color

#FDBEC9 is rgb(253, 190, 201) in RGB, hsl(350, 94%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 21%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink (#FFC0CB), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDBEC9
HEX#FDBEC9
RGBrgb(253, 190, 201)
HSLhsl(350, 94%, 87%)
HSVhsv(350, 25%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 21%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(86.2% 0.074 7.1)
LABlab(83.08% 24.48 3.78)
LCHlch(83.08% 24.77 8.77)

What #FDBEC9 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 #FDBEC9, 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.

#FDBEC9 Channel Values

How #FDBEC9 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 190 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 350° · S 94% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 350° · S 25% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 21% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDBEC9 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FDBEC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FDBEC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDBEC9; 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 #FDBEC9

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 #FDBEC9.

How #FDBEC9 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#FDBEC9
Protanopia#CBCBC9
Protanomaly#E1C6C9
Deuteranopia#D6D6C7
Deuteranomaly#E6CDC8
Tritanopia#FCBFBF
Tritanomaly#FCBFC3
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDBEC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fdbec9: #FDBEC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDBEC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fdbec9': '#FDBEC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.745, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_fdbec9">#FDBEC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDBEC9"

More Red Colors

#FDBEC9 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FDBEC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDBEC9?

#FDBEC9 is a lightest red — rgb(253, 190, 201) in RGB and hsl(350, 94%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink (#FFC0CB), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.71.

What is the RGB value of #FDBEC9?

#FDBEC9 is rgb(253, 190, 201) — red 253, green 190, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDBEC9?

#FDBEC9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 21%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDBEC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDBEC9 scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDBEC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDBEC9 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 pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 0.71, which is indistinguishable to the eye.

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