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#FEC8E3 Color

#FEC8E3 is rgb(254, 200, 227) in RGB, hsl(330, 96%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 11%, 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 5.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEC8E3
HEX#FEC8E3
RGBrgb(254, 200, 227)
HSLhsl(330, 96%, 89%)
HSVhsv(330, 21%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 11%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(88.8% 0.07 347.1)
LABlab(86.06% 22.84 -5.70)
LCHlch(86.06% 23.55 345.99)

What #FEC8E3 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 #FEC8E3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shampoo#FFCFF1ΔE 5.01Little Girl Pink#F8B9D4ΔE 5.85Cotton Candy#FFBCD9ΔE 6Orchid Pink#F2BDCDΔE 6.98Cameo Pink#EFBBCCΔE 7.09Bubblegum#FFC1CCΔE 9.58

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

#FEC8E3 Channel Values

How #FEC8E3 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 200 · B 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 96% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 21% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 11% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEC8E3 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEC8E3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEC8E3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEC8E3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEC8E3
Complementary
#C8FEE3
Analogous
#FEC8FE
Analogous
#FEC8C8
Triadic
#E3FEC8
Triadic
#C8E3FE
Split comp.
#C8FEC8
Split comp.
#C8FEFE

Tints & Shades of #FEC8E3

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

#FECDE6
#FED7EB
#FEDCED
#FEE1F0
#FEE6F2
#FFF0F7

Shades

#FD8CC4
#FB50A6
#FA1487
#C80466
#8C0347
#500229

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEC8E3.

How #FEC8E3 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#FEC8E3
Protanopia#D3D3E3
Protanomaly#E5CEE3
Deuteranopia#DCDCE1
Deuteranomaly#EAD4E2
Tritanopia#FBCCCC
Tritanomaly#FCCAD5
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEC8E3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fec8e3: #FEC8E3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEC8E3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fec8e3': '#FEC8E3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.784, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_fec8e3">#FEC8E3</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEC8E3"

More Pink Colors

#FEC8E3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#FEC8E3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEC8E3?

#FEC8E3 is a lightest pink — rgb(254, 200, 227) in RGB and hsl(330, 96%, 89%) 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 5.01.

What is the RGB value of #FEC8E3?

#FEC8E3 is rgb(254, 200, 227) — red 254, green 200, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEC8E3?

#FEC8E3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 11%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEC8E3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEC8E3 scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEC8E3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEC8E3 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 9.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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