Palettes / Colors / #FCABE5
#FCABE5 — Pale Vivid Pink
#FCABE5 is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FCABE5 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.
#FCABE5 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 #ABFCC2; it also sits naturally between #EAABFC and #FCABBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCABE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 171, 229 |
| HSL | 317°, 93%, 83% |
| HSV | 317°, 32%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 32%, 9%, 1% |
| XYZ | 68.85, 55.48, 81.21 |
| Yxy | 55.48, 0.3350, 0.2699 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.32, 38.20, -17.04 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.48, 39.25, -17.20 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 67% · Blue 90%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 9% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCABE5
.text { color: #FCABE5; }
.background { background-color: #FCABE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCABE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 171, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(317, 93%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCABE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 171, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCABE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 171, 229, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCABE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCABE5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FCABE5
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Tones of #FCABE5
Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABFCC2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.74:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.10:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCABE5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCABE5
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 #FCABE5: ·
How #FCABE5 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 #FCABE5 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 #FCABE5?
#FCABE5 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 171, 229). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCABE5?
#FCABE5 is RGB 252, 171, 229 — HSL 317°, 93%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 9%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCABE5?
Its complement is #ABFCC2; analogous partners are #EAABFC and #FCABBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCABE5 for text?
Black text on #FCABE5 has a contrast ratio of 12.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.