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#FC2CB3 — Vivid Pink

#FC2CB3 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DeepPink (#FF1493). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deeppink (#FF1493) — not an exact match. CSS deeppink gives you #FF1493, a different color; use #FC2CB3 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.

#FC2CB3 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 #2CFC75; it also sits naturally between #DD2CFC and #FC2C4B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FC2CB3 · RGB 252, 44, 179

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Color values

HEX#FC2CB3
RGB252, 44, 179
HSL321°, 97%, 58%
HSV321°, 83%, 99%
CMYK0%, 83%, 29%, 1%
XYZ49.18, 25.75, 45.03
Yxy25.75, 0.4100, 0.2147
CIE-Lab57.80, 83.31, -21.76
Hunter Lab50.75, 88.29, -20.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 17% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 29% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FC2CB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FC2CB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FC2CB3

.text { color: #FC2CB3; }
.background { background-color: #FC2CB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC2CB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 44, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(321, 97%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC2CB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 44, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC2CB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 44, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC2CB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC2CB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FC2CB3

#FB13AA#EC049B#D3038A#B50377#9C0266#830256#640242#4B0131#2D011E#14000D

Tints of #FC2CB3

#FC40BA#FC54C2#FD63C7#FD77CE#FD8BD5#FEA0DD#FEB4E4#FEC3E9#FED7F1#FFEBF8

Tones of #FC2CB3

#ED3BAF#DE4AAA#CF59A6#C167A1#B2769D#A38598

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2CFC75:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.41:1 AA large only
Against black text6.15:1 AA

Best text color on #FC2CB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC2CB3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FC2CB3: ·

How #FC2CB3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A2A092Deuteranopia · #AEBE8BTritanopia · #F27973

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:

Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FC2CB3 rather than the exact color:

Silent Ruby Meadow
#0E0818 · #0EFCF0 · #F72EAF · #8BFE42
Cosmic Ruby Saffron
#0E2115 · #503BFD · #FD23AD · #4B74FD
Dreamy Ruby Opal
#0C322C · #FBB14E · #F734BD · #5F2CFF
Electric Mirage
#261F0B · #262DFE · #FA39AE · #6B21FB
Velvet Ruby Monsoon
#12370B · #FE37A7 · #FD1DE0 · #FCA63B
Tranquil Ruby Solace
#CA13AA · #EC34B7 · #4DEE6A · #A7F1C0

Similar colors

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

#F72EAF#FD23AD#F734BD#FA39AE#FE37A7#EC34B7#FD3BC0#FA26A0#FB2AC9#EC3BB6#FF3EA5#ED37A5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FC2CB2  ·  #FC2CB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC2CB3?

#FC2CB3 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 44, 179). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC2CB3?

#FC2CB3 is RGB 252, 44, 179 — HSL 321°, 97%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 29%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC2CB3?

Its complement is #2CFC75; analogous partners are #DD2CFC and #FC2C4B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC2CB3 for text?

Black text on #FC2CB3 has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.41:1.