Palettes / Colors / #FCBACB

#FCBACB — Pale Vivid Red

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

#FCBACB 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 #BAFCEC; it also sits naturally between #FCBAEC and #FCCBBA. 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 73% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 19% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCBACB

.text { color: #FCBACB; }
.background { background-color: #FCBACB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBACB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 186, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 92%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBACB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 186, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBACB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 186, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FCBACB

Tints of #FCBACB

Tones of #FCBACB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAFCEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCBACB: #000000.

How #FCBACB 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 #FCBACB 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

← #FCBACA  ·  #FCBACC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCBACB?

#FCBACB is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 186, 203). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBACB?

#FCBACB is RGB 252, 186, 203 — HSL 345°, 92%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 19%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCBACB?

Its complement is #BAFCEC; analogous partners are #FCBAEC and #FCCBBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCBACB for text?

Black text on #FCBACB has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.