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#FCABCB — Pale Vivid Pink

#FCABCB 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 #FCABCB 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.

#FCABCB 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 #ABFCDC; it also sits naturally between #FCABF4 and #FCB3AB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCABCB · RGB 252, 171, 203

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Color values

HEX#FCABCB
RGB252, 171, 203
HSL336°, 93%, 83%
HSV336°, 32%, 99%
CMYK0%, 32%, 19%, 1%
XYZ65.49, 54.13, 63.50
Yxy54.13, 0.3576, 0.2956
CIE-Lab78.54, 34.12, -4.10
Hunter Lab73.58, 34.59, -3.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 67% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 19% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FCABCB

.text { color: #FCABCB; }
.background { background-color: #FCABCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCABCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 171, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(336, 93%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCABCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 171, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCABCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 171, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FCABCB

#FB84B3#F95D9B#F83583#F60E6B#D9085B#B1064B#8A053A#62042A#3B0219#140108

Tints of #FCABCB

#FCB0CF#FDBAD5#FDBFD8#FDC4DB#FDCEE1#FDD3E4#FED8E7#FEDDEA#FEE6F0#FEEBF3

Tones of #FCABCB

#F6B1CD#F0B7CE#EBBDCF#E5C2D0#DFC8D1#D9CED3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABFCDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.78:1 Fails
Against black text11.83:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCABCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCABCB

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 #FCABCB: ·

How #FCABCB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D8C3Deuteranopia · #DEE4C1Tritanopia · #F8BDBC

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA
Palette Ffb9b9
#FFB9B9 · #FFDDD2 · #FFACC7 · #FF8DC7
Palette Bce6eb
#BCE6EB · #FDCFDF · #FBBEDF · #FCA3CC
Palette F6b1ce
#F6B1CE · #1581BF · #3DB6B1 · #CCE5CF
Palette Ac1754
#AC1754 · #E53888 · #F37199 · #F7A8C4
Candy Pop
#FF0A54 · #FF477E · #FF85A1 · #FFB3C6

Similar colors

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

#FBACCC#FFACC7#FCA3CC#F6B1CE#F7A8C4#FFB3C6#FDB5CE#F4ABC4#F7B5CA#F2B0C8#F9B5D0#FFAEC0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCABCA  ·  #FCABCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCABCB?

#FCABCB is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 171, 203). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCABCB?

#FCABCB is RGB 252, 171, 203 — HSL 336°, 93%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 19%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCABCB?

Its complement is #ABFCDC; analogous partners are #FCABF4 and #FCB3AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCABCB for text?

Black text on #FCABCB has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.