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#FC698C — Light Vivid Red

#FC698C is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #FC698C 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.

#FC698C is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #69FCDA; it also sits naturally between #FC69D5 and #FC9069. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FC698C · RGB 252, 105, 140

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Color values

HEX#FC698C
RGB252, 105, 140
HSL346°, 96%, 70%
HSV346°, 58%, 99%
CMYK0%, 58%, 44%, 1%
XYZ49.93, 32.69, 28.49
Yxy32.69, 0.4494, 0.2942
CIE-Lab63.91, 59.00, 9.86
Hunter Lab57.18, 59.81, 7.65

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 41% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 44% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FC698C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FC698C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FC698C

.text { color: #FC698C; }
.background { background-color: #FC698C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC698C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 105, 140); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 96%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC698C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 105, 140, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC698C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 105, 140, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC698C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC698C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FC698C

#FB4670#FB2859#FA053E#DC0437#B9042E#960325#78021E#550215#37010E#140005

Tints of #FC698C

#FC7897#FC829F#FD91AA#FD9BB2#FDAABD#FEB9C9#FEC3D1#FED2DC#FEDCE4#FFEBF0

Tones of #FC698C

#F17491#E77E96#DD889C#D293A2#C79EA7#BDA8AD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #69FCDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.79:1 Fails
Against black text7.54:1 AAA

Best text color on #FC698C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC698C

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 #FC698C: ·

How #FC698C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BCBB84Deuteranopia · #C5D082Tritanopia · #F57D7B

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 rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FC698C rather than the exact color:

Palette 59b292
#59B292 · #FFC94D · #FAE7CB · #FA6781
Palette F72c5b
#F72C5B · #FF748B · #A7D477 · #E4F1AC
Palette F48fb1
#F48FB1 · #F06292 · #AD1457 · #880E4F
Palette Ff788d
#FF788D · #FFDADA · #FFF2F2 · #165823
Palette F67280
#F67280 · #C06C84 · #6C5B7B · #355C7D
Palette 6c567b
#6C567B · #C06C84 · #F67280 · #F8B195

Similar colors

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

#FA6781#FF748B#F06292#FF788D#F67280#F5788B#EE6983#F37382#EC6792#EF5E89#F37199#F36A7B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FC698B  ·  #FC698D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC698C?

#FC698C is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 105, 140). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC698C?

#FC698C is RGB 252, 105, 140 — HSL 346°, 96%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 44%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC698C?

Its complement is #69FCDA; analogous partners are #FC69D5 and #FC9069. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC698C for text?

Black text on #FC698C has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.79:1.