Palettes / Colors / #FC5ABE

#FC5ABE — Light Vivid Pink

#FC5ABE is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color HotPink (#FF69B4). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: hotpink (#FF69B4) — not an exact match. CSS hotpink gives you #FF69B4, a different color; use #FC5ABE 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.

#FC5ABE 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 #5AFC98; it also sits naturally between #E95AFC and #FC5A6D. 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 35% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 25% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FC5ABE

.text { color: #FC5ABE; }
.background { background-color: #FC5ABE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC5ABE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 90, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(323, 96%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC5ABE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 90, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC5ABE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 90, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC5ABE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC5ABE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FC5ABE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5AFC98:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FC5ABE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC5ABE

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 #FC5ABE 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 #FC5ABE 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

← #FC5ABD  ·  #FC5ABF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC5ABE?

#FC5ABE is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 90, 190). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC5ABE?

#FC5ABE is RGB 252, 90, 190 — HSL 323°, 96%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 25%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC5ABE?

Its complement is #5AFC98; analogous partners are #E95AFC and #FC5A6D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC5ABE for text?

Black text on #FC5ABE has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.86:1.