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#FCA6BF — Pale Vivid Pink

#FCA6BF is a pink color we call Pale 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 #FCA6BF 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.

#FCA6BF 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 #A6FCE4; it also sits naturally between #FCA6E9 and #FCB9A6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCA6BF · RGB 252, 166, 191

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Color values

HEX#FCA6BF
RGB252, 166, 191
HSL343°, 93%, 82%
HSV343°, 34%, 99%
CMYK0%, 34%, 24%, 1%
XYZ63.19, 51.73, 55.94
Yxy51.73, 0.3698, 0.3028
CIE-Lab77.12, 35.00, 0.36
Hunter Lab71.92, 35.34, 0.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 65% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 24% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCA6BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCA6BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCA6BF

.text { color: #FCA6BF; }
.background { background-color: #FCA6BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCA6BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 166, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(343, 93%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCA6BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 166, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCA6BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 166, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCA6BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCA6BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCA6BF

#FA7FA2#F95885#F8356C#F60E50#D40841#AC0635#850529#62041E#3B0212#140106

Tints of #FCA6BF

#FCABC2#FCB5C9#FDBACD#FDC4D4#FDC9D8#FDCEDB#FED8E2#FEDDE6#FEE6ED#FEEBF1

Tones of #FCA6BF

#F6ACC1#EFB3C4#E9B9C7#E3BFC9#DDC5CC#D7CBCF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A6FCE4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.85:1 Fails
Against black text11.35:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCA6BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCA6BF

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 #FCA6BF: ·

How #FCA6BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D6B9Deuteranopia · #DCE2B8Tritanopia · #F8B4B3

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCA6BF rather than the exact color:

Palette 533b4d
#533B4D · #F564A9 · #FAA4BD · #FAE3C6
Palette Fe81d4
#FE81D4 · #FAACBF · #FBC3C1 · #FFEABB
Palette Ac1754
#AC1754 · #E53888 · #F37199 · #F7A8C4
Crimson Cinder
#A011B8 · #EA21C8 · #EF55A5 · #F7AABA
Palette 863a6f
#863A6F · #975C8D · #D989B5 · #FFADBC
Palette A8df8e
#A8DF8E · #F0FFDF · #FFD8DF · #FFAAB8

Similar colors

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

#FAA4BD#FAACBF#F7A8C4#F7AABA#FFADBC#FFAAB8#FFAEC0#FBA1B7#FFACC7#F4ABC4#FB9EC6#F3A0C2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCA6BE  ·  #FCA6C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCA6BF?

#FCA6BF is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 166, 191). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCA6BF?

#FCA6BF is RGB 252, 166, 191 — HSL 343°, 93%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 24%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCA6BF?

Its complement is #A6FCE4; analogous partners are #FCA6E9 and #FCB9A6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCA6BF for text?

Black text on #FCA6BF has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.