Palettes / Colors / #FCB2B3

#FCB2B3 — Pale Vivid Red

#FCB2B3 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#FCB2B3 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 #B0FCFB; it also sits naturally between #FCB0D7 and #FCD5B0. 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 70% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 29% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCB2B3

.text { color: #FCB2B3; }
.background { background-color: #FCB2B3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCB2B3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 178, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 93%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCB2B3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 178, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCB2B3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 178, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCB2B3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCB2B3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCB2B3

Tints of #FCB2B3

Tones of #FCB2B3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0FCFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCB2B3: #000000.

How #FCB2B3 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 #FCB2B3 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

← #FCB2B2  ·  #FCB2B4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCB2B3?

#FCB2B3 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 178, 179). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCB2B3?

#FCB2B3 is RGB 252, 178, 179 — HSL 359°, 93%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 29%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCB2B3?

Its complement is #B0FCFB; analogous partners are #FCB0D7 and #FCD5B0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCB2B3 for text?

Black text on #FCB2B3 has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.