Palettes / Colors / #FCB0CA

#FCB0CA — Pale Vivid Pink

#FCB0CA is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FCB0CA 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.

#FCB0CA 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 #B0FCE2; it also sits naturally between #FCB0F1 and #FCBCB0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 69% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 20% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCB0CA

.text { color: #FCB0CA; }
.background { background-color: #FCB0CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCB0CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 176, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(339, 93%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCB0CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 176, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCB0CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 176, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCB0CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCB0CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0FCE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCB0CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCB0CA

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:

How #FCB0CA 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 #FCB0CA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCB0C9  ·  #FCB0CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCB0CA?

#FCB0CA is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 176, 202). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCB0CA?

#FCB0CA is RGB 252, 176, 202 — HSL 339°, 93%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 20%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCB0CA?

Its complement is #B0FCE2; analogous partners are #FCB0F1 and #FCBCB0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCB0CA for text?

Black text on #FCB0CA has a contrast ratio of 12.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.