Palettes / Colors / #FCABE6
#FCABE6 — Pale Vivid Pink
#FCABE6 is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #FCABE6 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.
#FCABE6 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 #ABFCC1; it also sits naturally between #E9ABFC and #FCABBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCABE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 171, 230 |
| HSL | 316°, 93%, 83% |
| HSV | 316°, 32%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 32%, 9%, 1% |
| XYZ | 68.99, 55.53, 81.95 |
| Yxy | 55.53, 0.3341, 0.2690 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.35, 38.37, -17.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.52, 39.44, -17.75 |
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 #FCABE6
.text { color: #FCABE6; }
.background { background-color: #FCABE6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCABE6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 171, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(316, 93%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCABE6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 171, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCABE6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 171, 230, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCABE6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCABE6">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FCABE6
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABFCC1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.73:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.11:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCABE6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCABE6
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 #FCABE6: ·
How #FCABE6 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 #FCABE6 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 #FCABE6?
#FCABE6 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 171, 230). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCABE6?
#FCABE6 is RGB 252, 171, 230 — HSL 316°, 93%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 9%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCABE6?
Its complement is #ABFCC1; analogous partners are #E9ABFC and #FCABBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCABE6 for text?
Black text on #FCABE6 has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.