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#FCA1BF — Light Vivid Pink

#FCA1BF is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FCA1BF 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.

#FCA1BF is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A1FCDE; it also sits naturally between #FCA1ED and #FCB0A1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCA1BF · RGB 252, 161, 191

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Color values

HEX#FCA1BF
RGB252, 161, 191
HSL340°, 94%, 81%
HSV340°, 36%, 99%
CMYK0%, 36%, 24%, 1%
XYZ62.29, 49.95, 55.65
Yxy49.95, 0.3710, 0.2975
CIE-Lab76.04, 37.61, -1.22
Hunter Lab70.67, 38.03, -1.10

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 63% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 24% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCA1BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCA1BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCA1BF

.text { color: #FCA1BF; }
.background { background-color: #FCA1BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCA1BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 161, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 94%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCA1BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 161, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCA1BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 161, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCA1BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCA1BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCA1BF

#FB79A5#FA578D#F92F72#F70858#D5074B#AD053D#86042F#5E0321#3B0215#140107

Tints of #FCA1BF

#FCABC6#FDB0C9#FDBAD0#FDBFD3#FDC9DA#FDCEDE#FED7E4#FEDCE8#FEE6EE#FEEBF2

Tones of #FCA1BF

#F6A7C1#EFAEC4#E9B4C6#E2BBC8#DCC1CA#D5C8CC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A1FCDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.91:1 Fails
Against black text10.99:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCA1BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCA1BF

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 #FCA1BF: ·

How #FCA1BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D5D4B8Deuteranopia · #DAE1B6Tritanopia · #F7B2B1

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 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCA1BF rather than the exact color:

Palette 533b4d
#533B4D · #F564A9 · #FAA4BD · #FAE3C6
Palette Fcffc1
#FCFFC1 · #FFE893 · #FBB4A5 · #FB9EC6
Palette Fba1b7
#FBA1B7 · #FFD1DA · #FFF0F5 · #FFDBAA
Palette Fe9ec7
#FE9EC7 · #F9F6C4 · #89D4FF · #44ACFF
Electric Petal
#3E15AC · #AA1DE4 · #EB57D4 · #F3A0C2
Palette Ac1754
#AC1754 · #E53888 · #F37199 · #F7A8C4

Similar colors

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

#FAA4BD#FB9EC6#FBA1B7#FE9EC7#F3A0C2#F7A8C4#FAACBF#F7AABA#F999B7#FFAAB8#F599C6#FFADBC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCA1BE  ·  #FCA1C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCA1BF?

#FCA1BF is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 161, 191). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCA1BF?

#FCA1BF is RGB 252, 161, 191 — HSL 340°, 94%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 24%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCA1BF?

Its complement is #A1FCDE; analogous partners are #FCA1ED and #FCB0A1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCA1BF for text?

Black text on #FCA1BF has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.