Palettes / Colors / #FCAEAA
#FCAEAA — Pale Vivid Red
#FCAEAA is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FCAEAA 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.
#FCAEAA is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #ABF8FC; it also sits naturally between #FCABD0 and #FCD8AB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCAEAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 174, 170 |
| HSL | 3°, 93%, 83% |
| HSV | 3°, 33%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 31%, 33%, 1% |
| XYZ | 62.54, 53.87, 45.13 |
| Yxy | 53.87, 0.3871, 0.3335 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.39, 28.04, 13.61 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.40, 28.00, 11.34 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 68% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 33% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCAEAA
.text { color: #FCAEAA; }
.background { background-color: #FCAEAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCAEAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 174, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 93%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCAEAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 174, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCAEAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 174, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCAEAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCAEAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABF8FC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCAEAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCAEAA
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 #FCAEAA: ·
How #FCAEAA 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 #FCAEAA 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 #FCAEAA?
#FCAEAA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 174, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCAEAA?
#FCAEAA is RGB 252, 174, 170 — HSL 3°, 93%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 33%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCAEAA?
Its complement is #ABF8FC; analogous partners are #FCABD0 and #FCD8AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCAEAA for text?
Black text on #FCAEAA has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.