Palettes / Colors / #FC034E

#FC034E — Vivid Pink

#FC034E is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #FC034E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FC034E is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #03FCB1; it also sits naturally between #FC03CA and #FC3503. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 1% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 69% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FC034E

.text { color: #FC034E; }
.background { background-color: #FC034E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC034E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 3, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(342, 98%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC034E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 3, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC034E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 3, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC034E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC034E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FC034E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #03FCB1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FC034E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC034E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #FC034E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FC034E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC034E?

#FC034E is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 3, 78). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC034E?

#FC034E is RGB 252, 3, 78 — HSL 342°, 98%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 69%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC034E?

Its complement is #03FCB1; analogous partners are #FC03CA and #FC3503. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC034E for text?

Black text on #FC034E has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.99:1.