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#fda6ce

a light, electric magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Light Pink

RGB
253, 166, 206
HSL
332°, 96%, 82%
CMYK
0, 34, 19, 1
Luminance
0.5261

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fda6ce is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fda6ce
Hue
332°
magenta / pink
Saturation
96%
electric
Lightness
82%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
79%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5261
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
32/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
11.52:1
Closest name
Light Pink
ΔE2000 8.5
Where it sits
Hue332° of 360°
Saturation96%
Lightness82%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool32% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#fda6ce
RGBrgb(253, 166, 206)
HSLhsl(332, 96%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 19%, 1%)
LABlab(77.7 37.5 -7.0)
LCHlch(77.7 38.2 349.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.822 0.113 350.8)
Decimal16623310
Display P3color(display-p3 0.992 0.651 0.808)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fda6ce;
background-color: #fda6ce;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fda6ce] bg-[#fda6ce]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fda6ce;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.992, green: 0.651, blue: 0.808)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fda6ce")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFDA6CE)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(206, 166, 253)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #fda6ce · 11.52:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.82:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.52:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fda6ce as text scores 1.82:1 on white and 11.52:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fda6ce on white: 1.82:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fda6ce on black: 11.52:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #AEB7CF
deuteranopia · #C3C5CC
tritanopia · #FFA4B4

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fda6ce is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF1F7
#FCE4EF
#FAC1DC
#fda6ce
#FB5AA4
#FA2486
#EF0571
#C8045E
#A0044B
#730739
#480524
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #FDF1F7Darkest = 950 · #480524
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF1F7;
  --brand-100: #FCE4EF;
  --brand-200: #FAC1DC;
  --brand-300: #fda6ce;
  --brand-400: #FB5AA4;
  --brand-500: #FA2486;
  --brand-600: #EF0571;
  --brand-700: #C8045E;
  --brand-800: #A0044B;
  --brand-900: #730739;
  --brand-950: #480524;
  --brand: #fda6ce;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fda6ce

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4F7
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0D4
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B70
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CC3D
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7D033B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE6F1
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141B
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #fda6ce

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#A6FDD5
Analogous left#FDA6FA
Analogous right#FDAAA6
Split-complement 1#A6FDAA
Split-complement 2#A6FAFD
Triadic 1#CEFDA6
Triadic 2#A6CEFD
Tetradic#FAFDA6

RGB percentages

Red99.2%
Green65.1%
Blue80.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta34.4%
Yellow18.6%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#fda6ce text on a black background

contrast 11.52:1

Card sample

#fda6ce text on a white background

contrast 1.82:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fda6ce;
Background color
Panel with #fda6ce background
background-color: #fda6ce;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fda6ce;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(253, 166, 206, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(253, 166, 206, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fda6ce;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fda6ce, #FDB8A6);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fda6ce

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#fda6ce in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#fda6ce, answered

What color is #fda6ce?

#fda6ce is a light electric magenta / pink, closest to Light Pink (ΔE2000 8.5). It sits at 332° on the hue wheel with 96% saturation and 82% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fda6ce?

rgb(253, 166, 206) — 253 red, 166 green and 206 blue out of 255, or 99.2% / 65.1% / 80.8% by channel.

Is #fda6ce a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5261 and perceived brightness is 79%, so black text on it reaches 11.52:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fda6ce?

Black. It scores 11.52:1 against #fda6ce, versus 1.82:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fda6ce?

#A6FDD5 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #A6FDAA and #A6FAFD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fda6ce?

For interface work: #FAF4F7 as the surface, #EDC0D4 for borders, #9B4B70 for secondary text, #00CC3D as an accent and #7D033B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FDA6FA and #FDAAA6 stays calm, while #A6FDD5 is the loudest partner.

What is #fda6ce in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 34%, 19%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #fda6ce warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 32 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FDA6AE; nudged cooler, #FEA5EF.

Work with #fda6ce in the Color Lab