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Recognised as Colour

#FCDDE5

  • #FCDDE5
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#FCDDE5 is a red with RGB values 252, 221, 229 and HSL 345°, 84%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#FCDDE5#FCDDE5
HEX#FCDDE5
RGBrgb(252, 221, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8667, 0.898
RGB percentages98.8%, 86.7%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(344.5, 83.8%, 92.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.5, 12.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 12.3%, 9.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,571,877
CSS custom property--colour: #FCDDE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.61:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#03221A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E2E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7E7E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDCE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 6.1Lavender blush · ΔE 8.1Gainsboro · ΔE 12.4Sea shell · ΔE 12.5Linen · ΔE 12.7Lavender · ΔE 12.8
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 6.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDFCF4
Analogous#FCDDF5, #FCE5DD
Triadic#E5FCDD, #DDE5FC
Split complementary#DDFCE5, #DDF5FC
Tetradic#F5FCDD, #DDFCF4, #E4DDFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#F8AEC1
Darker −20%#F47F9D
Darker −30%#F05079
Darker −40%#EB2256
More saturated +25%#FFDAE4
Less saturated −25%#F7E2E7

Channel breakdown

R252
G221
B229
Red252 (98.8%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue344.52°
Saturation (HSL)83.78%
Lightness92.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G DD · B E5

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