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#fdbec6

a pale, electric red · warm · closest name: Pink

RGB
253, 190, 198
HSL
352°, 94%, 87%
CMYK
0, 25, 22, 1
Luminance
0.6179

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fdbec6 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fdbec6
Hue
352°
red
Saturation
94%
electric
Lightness
87%
pale
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
83%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6179
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
21/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
13.36:1
Closest name
Pink
ΔE2000 1.2
Where it sits
Hue352° of 360°
Saturation94%
Lightness87%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool21% 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#fdbec6
RGBrgb(253, 190, 198)
HSLhsl(352, 94%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 22%, 1%)
LABlab(82.8 23.8 4.8)
LCHlch(82.8 24.2 11.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.861 0.073 10.2)
Decimal16629446
Display P3color(display-p3 0.992 0.745 0.776)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fdbec6;
background-color: #fdbec6;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fdbec6] bg-[#fdbec6]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fdbec6;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.992, green: 0.745, blue: 0.776)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fdbec6")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFDBEC6)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(198, 190, 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 #fdbec6 · 13.36:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.57:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.36:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fdbec6 as text scores 1.57:1 on white and 13.36:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fdbec6 on white: 1.57:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fdbec6 on black: 13.36:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #C8C7C6
deuteranopia · #D6D3C5
tritanopia · #FFB9C1

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fdbec6 is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF2F3
#FBE4E7
#fdbec6
#FC92A0
#FA5C70
#F82540
#ED0724
#C6061E
#9E0518
#720816
#47050E
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FDF2F3Darkest = 950 · #47050E
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2F3;
  --brand-100: #FBE4E7;
  --brand-200: #fdbec6;
  --brand-300: #FC92A0;
  --brand-400: #FA5C70;
  --brand-500: #F82540;
  --brand-600: #ED0724;
  --brand-700: #C6061E;
  --brand-800: #9E0518;
  --brand-900: #720816;
  --brand-950: #47050E;
  --brand: #fdbec6;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fdbec6

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#FAF4F5
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0C5
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B55
Captions on the surface
Accent#03C980
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7C0413
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE6E9
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241416
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 #fdbec6

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#BEFDF5
Analogous left#FDBEE6
Analogous right#FDD6BE
Split-complement 1#BEFDD6
Split-complement 2#BEE6FD
Triadic 1#C6FDBE
Triadic 2#BEC6FD
Tetradic#E6FDBE

RGB percentages

Red99.2%
Green74.5%
Blue77.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta24.9%
Yellow21.7%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#fdbec6 text on a black background

contrast 13.36:1

Card sample

#fdbec6 text on a white background

contrast 1.57:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fdbec6;
Background color
Panel with #fdbec6 background
background-color: #fdbec6;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fdbec6;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(253, 190, 198, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(253, 190, 198, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fdbec6;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdbec6, #FDE0BE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fdbec6

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.

#fdbec6 in the real world

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

Industries
Food and drinkEntertainmentRetailSport
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

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

#fdbec6, answered

What color is #fdbec6?

#fdbec6 is a pale electric red, closest to Pink (ΔE2000 1.2). It sits at 352° on the hue wheel with 94% saturation and 87% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fdbec6?

rgb(253, 190, 198) — 253 red, 190 green and 198 blue out of 255, or 99.2% / 74.5% / 77.6% by channel.

Is #fdbec6 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6179 and perceived brightness is 83%, so black text on it reaches 13.36:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fdbec6?

Black. It scores 13.36:1 against #fdbec6, versus 1.57:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fdbec6?

#BEFDF5 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #BEFDD6 and #BEE6FD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fdbec6?

For interface work: #FAF4F5 as the surface, #EDC0C5 for borders, #9B4B55 for secondary text, #03C980 as an accent and #7C0413 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FDBEE6 and #FDD6BE stays calm, while #BEFDF5 is the loudest partner.

What is #fdbec6 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 25%, 22%, 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 #fdbec6 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 21 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FDCDBE; nudged cooler, #FEBEDD.

Work with #fdbec6 in the Color Lab