Palettes / Colors / #FCB5CD

#FCB5CD — Pale Vivid Pink

#FCB5CD is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the pink family.

#FCB5CD 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 #B6FCE4; it also sits naturally between #FCB6F0 and #FCC1B6. 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 71% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 19% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCB5CD

.text { color: #FCB5CD; }
.background { background-color: #FCB5CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCB5CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 181, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 92%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCB5CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 181, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCB5CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 181, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCB5CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCB5CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCB5CD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B6FCE4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCB5CD: #000000.

How #FCB5CD 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 #FCB5CD 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

← #FCB5CC  ·  #FCB5CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCB5CD?

#FCB5CD is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 181, 205). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCB5CD?

#FCB5CD is RGB 252, 181, 205 — HSL 340°, 92%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 19%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCB5CD?

Its complement is #B6FCE4; analogous partners are #FCB6F0 and #FCC1B6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCB5CD for text?

Black text on #FCB5CD has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.