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#FED8E6 Color

#FED8E6 is rgb(254, 216, 230) in RGB, hsl(338, 95%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mimi Pink (#FFDAE9), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FED8E6
HEX#FED8E6
RGBrgb(254, 216, 230)
HSLhsl(338, 95%, 92%)
HSVhsv(338, 15%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.8% 0.046 353.9)
LABlab(89.89% 15.30 -1.71)
LCHlch(89.89% 15.40 353.62)

What #FED8E6 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 #FED8E6, 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.

#FED8E6 Channel Values

How #FED8E6 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 216 · B 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 338° · S 95% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 338° · S 15% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 9% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FED8E6 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FED8E6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FED8E6; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FED8E6

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

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How #FED8E6 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#FED8E6
Protanopia#DFDFE6
Protanomaly#ECDCE6
Deuteranopia#E5E5E5
Deuteranomaly#F0E0E5
Tritanopia#FCDADA
Tritanomaly#FDD9DF
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

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Using #FED8E6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fed8e6: #FED8E6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FED8E6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fed8e6': '#FED8E6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.847, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_fed8e6">#FED8E6</color>
SVG fillfill="#FED8E6"

More Pink Colors

#FED8E6 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FED8E6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FED8E6?

#FED8E6 is a lightest pink — rgb(254, 216, 230) in RGB and hsl(338, 95%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mimi Pink (#FFDAE9), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.93.

What is the RGB value of #FED8E6?

#FED8E6 is rgb(254, 216, 230) — red 254, green 216, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FED8E6?

#FED8E6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FED8E6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FED8E6 scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FED8E6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FED8E6 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 mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 9.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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