Palettes / Colors / #FCABA6
#FCABA6 — Pale Vivid Red
#FCABA6 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FCABA6 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.
#FCABA6 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #A6F8FC; it also sits naturally between #FCA6CD and #FCD5A6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCABA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 171, 166 |
| HSL | 3°, 93%, 82% |
| HSV | 3°, 34%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 32%, 34%, 1% |
| XYZ | 61.59, 52.57, 42.98 |
| Yxy | 52.57, 0.3919, 0.3346 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.62, 29.13, 14.71 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.51, 29.06, 12.11 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 67% · Blue 65%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 34% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCABA6
.text { color: #FCABA6; }
.background { background-color: #FCABA6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCABA6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 171, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 93%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCABA6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 171, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCABA6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 171, 166, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCABA6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCABA6">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A6F8FC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.82:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCABA6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCABA6
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FCABA6: ·
How #FCABA6 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 #FCABA6 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FCABA6?
#FCABA6 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 171, 166). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCABA6?
#FCABA6 is RGB 252, 171, 166 — HSL 3°, 93%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 34%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCABA6?
Its complement is #A6F8FC; analogous partners are #FCA6CD and #FCD5A6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCABA6 for text?
Black text on #FCABA6 has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.