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#FEC2E9 Color

#FEC2E9 is rgb(254, 194, 233) in RGB, hsl(321, 97%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 8%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEC2E9
HEX#FEC2E9
RGBrgb(254, 194, 233)
HSLhsl(321, 97%, 88%)
HSVhsv(321, 24%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 8%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(87.9% 0.084 339.9)
LABlab(84.83% 26.56 -10.69)
LCHlch(84.83% 28.63 338.07)

What #FEC2E9 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 #FEC2E9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shampoo#FFCFF1ΔE 6.1Cotton Candy#FFBCD9ΔE 6.49Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 6.53Little Girl Pink#F8B9D4ΔE 7.2Pink Pearl#E7ACCFΔE 8.26Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 9.95

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#FEC2E9 Channel Values

How #FEC2E9 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 254 · G 194 · B 2338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 321° · S 97% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 321° · S 24% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 8% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEC2E9 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEC2E9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEC2E9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEC2E9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEC2E9
Complementary
#C3FED7
Analogous
#F5C3FE
Analogous
#FEC3CC
Triadic
#E9FEC3
Triadic
#C3E9FE
Split comp.
#CCFEC3
Split comp.
#C3FEF5

Tints & Shades of #FEC2E9

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

#FEC8EB
#FED2EF
#FED7F1
#FFE1F4
#FFE6F6
#FFF0FA

Shades

#FD86D4
#FC4ABE
#FB0EA8
#C90384
#8D025C
#500135

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEC2E9.

How #FEC2E9 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#FEC2E9
Protanopia#CECEE9
Protanomaly#E3C9E9
Deuteranopia#D8D8E7
Deuteranomaly#E8D0E8
Tritanopia#FAC7C7
Tritanomaly#FCC5D6
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEC2E9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fec2e9: #FEC2E9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEC2E9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fec2e9': '#FEC2E9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.761, blue: 0.914)
Android XML<color name="color_fec2e9">#FEC2E9</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEC2E9"

More Pink Colors

#FEC2E9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#FEC2E9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEC2E9?

#FEC2E9 is a lightest pink — rgb(254, 194, 233) in RGB and hsl(321, 97%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #FEC2E9?

#FEC2E9 is rgb(254, 194, 233) — red 254, green 194, and blue 233 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEC2E9?

#FEC2E9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 8%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEC2E9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEC2E9 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEC2E9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEC2E9 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 14.64, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.