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#fdbad2

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

RGB
253, 186, 210
HSL
339°, 94%, 86%
CMYK
0, 27, 17, 1
Luminance
0.6065

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fdbad2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fdbad2
Hue
339°
magenta / pink
Saturation
94%
electric
Lightness
86%
pale
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
83%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6065
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
29/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
13.13:1
Closest name
Pink
ΔE2000 4.2
Where it sits
Hue339° of 360°
Saturation94%
Lightness86%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool29% 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#fdbad2
RGBrgb(253, 186, 210)
HSLhsl(339, 94%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 17%, 1%)
LABlab(82.2 27.6 -2.5)
LCHlch(82.2 27.8 354.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.857 0.083 355.7)
Decimal16628434
Display P3color(display-p3 0.992 0.729 0.824)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fdbad2;
background-color: #fdbad2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fdbad2] bg-[#fdbad2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fdbad2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.992, green: 0.729, blue: 0.824)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fdbad2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFDBAD2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(210, 186, 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 #fdbad2 · 13.13:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.60:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.13:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fdbad2 as text scores 1.60:1 on white and 13.13:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fdbad2 on white: 1.60:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fdbad2 on black: 13.13:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #C1C6D3
deuteranopia · #D1D1D0
tritanopia · #FFB7C2

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fdbad2 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.

#FDF2F6
#FBE4EC
#fdbad2
#FC92B8
#FA5B94
#F92571
#EE075A
#C6064B
#9F053C
#72082E
#47051D
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FDF2F6Darkest = 950 · #47051D
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2F6;
  --brand-100: #FBE4EC;
  --brand-200: #fdbad2;
  --brand-300: #FC92B8;
  --brand-400: #FA5B94;
  --brand-500: #F92571;
  --brand-600: #EE075A;
  --brand-700: #C6064B;
  --brand-800: #9F053C;
  --brand-900: #72082E;
  --brand-950: #47051D;
  --brand: #fdbad2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fdbad2

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#FAF4F6
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0D0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B67
Captions on the surface
Accent#03C951
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7C042F
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE6EF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141A
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 #fdbad2

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#BAFDE5
Analogous left#FDBAF4
Analogous right#FDC4BA
Split-complement 1#BAFDC4
Split-complement 2#BAF4FD
Triadic 1#D2FDBA
Triadic 2#BAD2FD
Tetradic#F4FDBA

RGB percentages

Red99.2%
Green72.9%
Blue82.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta26.5%
Yellow17.0%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#fdbad2 text on a black background

contrast 13.13:1

Card sample

#fdbad2 text on a white background

contrast 1.60:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fdbad2;
Background color
Panel with #fdbad2 background
background-color: #fdbad2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fdbad2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(253, 186, 210, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(253, 186, 210, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fdbad2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdbad2, #FDCFBA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fdbad2

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.

#fdbad2 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.

#fdbad2, answered

What color is #fdbad2?

#fdbad2 is a pale electric magenta / pink, closest to Pink (ΔE2000 4.2). It sits at 339° on the hue wheel with 94% saturation and 86% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fdbad2?

rgb(253, 186, 210) — 253 red, 186 green and 210 blue out of 255, or 99.2% / 72.9% / 82.4% by channel.

Is #fdbad2 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6065 and perceived brightness is 83%, so black text on it reaches 13.13:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fdbad2?

Black. It scores 13.13:1 against #fdbad2, versus 1.60:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fdbad2?

#BAFDE5 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #BAFDC4 and #BAF4FD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fdbad2?

For interface work: #FAF4F6 as the surface, #EDC0D0 for borders, #9B4B67 for secondary text, #03C951 as an accent and #7C042F for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FDBAF4 and #FDC4BA stays calm, while #BAFDE5 is the loudest partner.

What is #fdbad2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 27%, 17%, 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 #fdbad2 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 29 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FDBBBA; nudged cooler, #FEB9EB.

Work with #fdbad2 in the Color Lab