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#FCACE3 — Pale Vivid Pink

#FCACE3 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 #FCACE3 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.

#FCACE3 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 #ABFCC5; it also sits naturally between #EDABFC and #FCABBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCACE3 · RGB 252, 172, 227

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Color values

HEX#FCACE3
RGB252, 172, 227
HSL319°, 93%, 83%
HSV319°, 32%, 99%
CMYK0%, 32%, 10%, 1%
XYZ68.76, 55.75, 79.81
Yxy55.75, 0.3365, 0.2728
CIE-Lab79.47, 37.35, -15.72
Hunter Lab74.66, 38.32, -15.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 67% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 10% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCACE3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCACE3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCACE3

.text { color: #FCACE3; }
.background { background-color: #FCACE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCACE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 172, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(319, 93%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCACE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 172, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCACE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 172, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCACE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCACE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCACE3

#FB84D5#F95DC8#F835BA#F60EAD#D90896#B1067B#8A0560#620444#3B0229#14010E

Tints of #FCACE3

#FCB0E4#FDBAE7#FDBFE9#FDC4EB#FDCEEE#FDD3F0#FED8F2#FEDDF3#FEE6F7#FEEBF8

Tones of #FCACE3

#F6B1E0#F0B7DE#EBBDDC#E5C2DA#DFC8D8#D9CED6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABFCC5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.73:1 Fails
Against black text12.15:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCACE3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCACE3

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 #FCACE3: ·

How #FCACE3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D9D6Deuteranopia · #DEE4D2Tritanopia · #F8CBC9

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 · #F8F9FATailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCACE3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 937dc2
#937DC2 · #C689C6 · #FFABE1 · #FFE6F7
Palette Ffe6e6
#FFE6E6 · #FFABE1 · #A685E2 · #6155A6
Palette 92003a
#92003A · #F62477 · #FFADEE · #FFE185
Crystal Ruby Cinder
#F5B3EA · #E666D1 · #D020B4 · #961782
Palette Ffedfa
#FFEDFA · #FFB8E0 · #EC7FA9 · #BE5985
Palette B7b1f2
#B7B1F2 · #FDB7EA · #FFDCCC · #FBF3B9

Similar colors

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

#FFABE1#FFADEE#F5B3EA#FFB8E0#FDB7EA#FFB5DA#F9B2D7#FFB6D9#F2A4EA#FF9DE2#FFBBE1#F0B1EC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCACE2  ·  #FCACE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCACE3?

#FCACE3 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 172, 227). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCACE3?

#FCACE3 is RGB 252, 172, 227 — HSL 319°, 93%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 10%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCACE3?

Its complement is #ABFCC5; analogous partners are #EDABFC and #FCABBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCACE3 for text?

Black text on #FCACE3 has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.