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Recognised as Colour

#FCDED5

  • #FCDED5
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#FCDED5 is a red with RGB values 252, 222, 213 and HSL 14°, 87%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#FCDED5#FCDED5
HEX#FCDED5
RGBrgb(252, 222, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.8706, 0.8353
RGB percentages98.8%, 87.1%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(13.8, 86.7%, 91.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.8, 15.5%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 11.9%, 15.5%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,572,117
CSS custom property--colour: #FCDED5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.55:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#03212A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5E1D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBE7D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDADBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 3.9Antique white · ΔE 8.4Linen · ΔE 8.9Sea shell · ΔE 10Old lace · ΔE 10.7Lavender blush · ΔE 10.8
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 3.92, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5F3FC
Analogous#FCD5E0, #FCF2D5
Triadic#D5FCDE, #DED5FC
Split complementary#D5FCF2, #D5E0FC
Tetradic#E0FCD5, #D5F3FC, #F2D5FC

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%#F9B9A5
Darker −20%#F59376
Darker −30%#F26E46
Darker −40%#EE4817
More saturated +25%#FFDCD2
Less saturated −25%#F6E1DB

Channel breakdown

R252
G222
B213
Red252 (98.8%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue13.85°
Saturation (HSL)86.67%
Lightness91.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G DE · B D5

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