Palettes / Colors / #FC035E

#FC035E — Vivid Pink

#FC035E 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 #FC035E 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.

#FC035E 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 #03FCA1; it also sits naturally between #FC03DB and #FC2403. 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 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 63% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FC035E

.text { color: #FC035E; }
.background { background-color: #FC035E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC035E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 3, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(338, 98%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC035E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 3, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC035E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 3, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC035E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC035E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #03FCA1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FC035E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC035E

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 #FC035E 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 #FC035E 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 #FC035E?

#FC035E is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 3, 94). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC035E?

#FC035E is RGB 252, 3, 94 — HSL 338°, 98%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 63%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC035E?

Its complement is #03FCA1; analogous partners are #FC03DB and #FC2403. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC035E for text?

Black text on #FC035E has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.95:1.