Palettes / Colors / #FCABEC
#FCABEC — Pale Vivid Pink
#FCABEC 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 #FCABEC 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.
#FCABEC 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 #ABFCBB; it also sits naturally between #E4ABFC and #FCABC4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCABEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 171, 236 |
| HSL | 312°, 93%, 83% |
| HSV | 312°, 32%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 32%, 6%, 1% |
| XYZ | 69.85, 55.88, 86.46 |
| Yxy | 55.88, 0.3292, 0.2633 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.54, 39.38, -20.47 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.75, 40.61, -21.10 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 67% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 6% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCABEC
.text { color: #FCABEC; }
.background { background-color: #FCABEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCABEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 171, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 93%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCABEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 171, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCABEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 171, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCABEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCABEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABFCBB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.72:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCABEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCABEC
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 #FCABEC: ·
How #FCABEC 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 #FCABEC 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 #FCABEC?
#FCABEC is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 171, 236). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCABEC?
#FCABEC is RGB 252, 171, 236 — HSL 312°, 93%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 6%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCABEC?
Its complement is #ABFCBB; analogous partners are #E4ABFC and #FCABC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCABEC for text?
Black text on #FCABEC has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.