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#FEE2E2 Color

#FEE2E2 is rgb(254, 226, 226) in RGB, hsl(0, 93%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Misty Rose (#FFE4E1), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEE2E2
HEX#FEE2E2
RGBrgb(254, 226, 226)
HSLhsl(0, 93%, 94%)
HSVhsv(0, 11%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93.6% 0.031 17.7)
LABlab(92.21% 9.93 3.71)
LCHlch(92.21% 10.60 20.46)

What #FEE2E2 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 #FEE2E2, 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.

#FEE2E2 Channel Values

How #FEE2E2 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 226 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 0° · S 93% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 0° · S 11% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 11% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEE2E2 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FEE2E2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEE2E2; 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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Tints & Shades of #FEE2E2

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 #FEE2E2 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#FEE2E2
Protanopia#E7E7E2
Protanomaly#F1E5E2
Deuteranopia#ECECE1
Deuteranomaly#F3E8E1
Tritanopia#FEE2E2
Tritanomaly#FEE2E2
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

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Using #FEE2E2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fee2e2: #FEE2E2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEE2E2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fee2e2': '#FEE2E2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.886, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_fee2e2">#FEE2E2</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEE2E2"

More Red Colors

#FEE2E2 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FEE2E2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEE2E2?

#FEE2E2 is a lightest red — rgb(254, 226, 226) in RGB and hsl(0, 93%, 94%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Misty Rose (#FFE4E1), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.61.

What is the RGB value of #FEE2E2?

#FEE2E2 is rgb(254, 226, 226) — red 254, green 226, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEE2E2?

#FEE2E2 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEE2E2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEE2E2 scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEE2E2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEE2E2 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 1.61, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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