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#fdc2cf

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

RGB
253, 194, 207
HSL
347°, 94%, 88%
CMYK
0, 23, 18, 1
Luminance
0.6397

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fdc2cf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fdc2cf
Hue
347°
red
Saturation
94%
electric
Lightness
88%
pale
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
84%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6397
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
24/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
13.79:1
Closest name
Pink
ΔE2000 1.2
Where it sits
Hue347° of 360°
Saturation94%
Lightness88%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool24% 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#fdc2cf
RGBrgb(253, 194, 207)
HSLhsl(347, 94%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 18%, 1%)
LABlab(84.0 23.0 1.7)
LCHlch(84.0 23.0 4.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.870 0.069 4.0)
Decimal16630479
Display P3color(display-p3 0.992 0.761 0.812)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fdc2cf;
background-color: #fdc2cf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fdc2cf] bg-[#fdc2cf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fdc2cf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.992, green: 0.761, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fdc2cf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFDC2CF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(207, 194, 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 #fdc2cf · 13.79:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.52:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.79:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fdc2cf as text scores 1.52:1 on white and 13.79:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fdc2cf on white: 1.52:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fdc2cf on black: 13.79:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #CACBCF
deuteranopia · #D7D5CE
tritanopia · #FFBEC6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fdc2cf 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.

#FDF2F4
#FBE4E9
#fdc2cf
#FB92A9
#FA5C7F
#F82654
#ED083A
#C60630
#9E0527
#720820
#470514
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FDF2F4Darkest = 950 · #470514
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2F4;
  --brand-100: #FBE4E9;
  --brand-200: #fdc2cf;
  --brand-300: #FB92A9;
  --brand-400: #FA5C7F;
  --brand-500: #F82654;
  --brand-600: #ED083A;
  --brand-700: #C60630;
  --brand-800: #9E0527;
  --brand-900: #720820;
  --brand-950: #470514;
  --brand: #fdc2cf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fdc2cf

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#EDC0CA
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B5C
Captions on the surface
Accent#03C96C
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7B041E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE6EC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241417
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 #fdc2cf

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#C2FDF0
Analogous left#FDC2EC
Analogous right#FDD2C2
Split-complement 1#C2FDD2
Split-complement 2#C2ECFD
Triadic 1#CFFDC2
Triadic 2#C2CFFD
Tetradic#ECFDC2

RGB percentages

Red99.2%
Green76.1%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta23.3%
Yellow18.2%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#fdc2cf text on a black background

contrast 13.79:1

Card sample

#fdc2cf text on a white background

contrast 1.52:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fdc2cf;
Background color
Panel with #fdc2cf background
background-color: #fdc2cf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fdc2cf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(253, 194, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(253, 194, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fdc2cf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdc2cf, #FDDCC2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fdc2cf

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.

#fdc2cf 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.

#fdc2cf, answered

What color is #fdc2cf?

#fdc2cf is a pale electric red, closest to Pink (ΔE2000 1.2). It sits at 347° on the hue wheel with 94% saturation and 88% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fdc2cf?

rgb(253, 194, 207) — 253 red, 194 green and 207 blue out of 255, or 99.2% / 76.1% / 81.2% by channel.

Is #fdc2cf a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6397 and perceived brightness is 84%, so black text on it reaches 13.79:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fdc2cf?

Black. It scores 13.79:1 against #fdc2cf, versus 1.52:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fdc2cf?

#C2FDF0 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C2FDD2 and #C2ECFD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fdc2cf?

For interface work: #FAF4F6 as the surface, #EDC0CA for borders, #9B4B5C for secondary text, #03C96C as an accent and #7B041E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FDC2EC and #FDD2C2 stays calm, while #C2FDF0 is the loudest partner.

What is #fdc2cf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 23%, 18%, 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 #fdc2cf warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 24 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FDCAC2; nudged cooler, #FEC1E5.

Work with #fdc2cf in the Color Lab