Information about #FFCDCD color

#FFCDCD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FFCDCD falls into the Red Color FamilyFull Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(255, 205, 205) — 100% red, 80.4% green, 80.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 20 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FFCDCD is a pure, full-strength earthy red that radiates an almost-white brightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Red (#FFCCCB). Slightly further away sit Bee-fox Peach (#FFCFCF) and Light Rose (#FFC5CB).

The recipe behind #FFCDCD is rgb(255, 205, 205), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 14.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FFCDCD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FFCDCD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FFCDCD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FFCDCD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Red color link
Light Red

#FFCCCB

Light Rose color link
Light Rose

#FFC5CB

Cosmos color link
Cosmos

#FCD5CF

TopsPink color link
TopsPink

#FFCDD8

Coral Candy color link
Coral Candy

#F5D0C9

Pink Terrace color link
Pink Terrace

#F5D1CA

Pale Crimson color link
Pale Crimson

#FFC2D1

Pale Scarlet color link
Pale Scarlet

#FFC9C2

Bubble Gum color link
Bubble Gum

#FFC1CC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFCDCD
  • RGB255, 205, 205
  • CMYK0, 20, 20, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 205, 205)
  • HSL0°, 100%, 90%
  • HSL Precise0°, 100%, 90.196%
  • HSV0°, 20%, 100%
  • HSB0°, 20%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.804, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.804, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.804, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFFCDCD
  • DECIMAL ID16764365
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01