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#FEC7CB Color

#FEC7CB is rgb(254, 199, 203) in RGB, hsl(356, 96%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 20%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Red (#FFCCCB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEC7CB
HEX#FEC7CB
RGBrgb(254, 199, 203)
HSLhsl(356, 96%, 89%)
HSVhsv(356, 22%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 20%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(87.9% 0.063 13.5)
LABlab(85.31% 20.59 5.91)
LCHlch(85.31% 21.43 16.01)

What #FEC7CB 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 #FEC7CB, 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.

#FEC7CB Channel Values

How #FEC7CB 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 199 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 356° · S 96% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 356° · S 22% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 20% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEC7CB 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FEC7CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEC7CB; 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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Tints & Shades of #FEC7CB

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEC7CB.

How #FEC7CB 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#FEC7CB
Protanopia#D2D2CB
Protanomaly#E5CECB
Deuteranopia#DBDBC9
Deuteranomaly#EAD3CA
Tritanopia#FEC8C8
Tritanomaly#FEC7C9
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEC7CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fec7cb: #FEC7CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEC7CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fec7cb': '#FEC7CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.780, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_fec7cb">#FEC7CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEC7CB"

More Red Colors

#FEC7CB sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FEC7CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEC7CB?

#FEC7CB is a lightest red — rgb(254, 199, 203) in RGB and hsl(356, 96%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Red (#FFCCCB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.06.

What is the RGB value of #FEC7CB?

#FEC7CB is rgb(254, 199, 203) — red 254, green 199, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEC7CB?

#FEC7CB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 20%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEC7CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEC7CB scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEC7CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEC7CB 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 4.66, which is very hard to tell apart.

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