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#FCBBC6 — Pale Vivid Red

#FCBBC6 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 #FCBBC6 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.

#FCBBC6 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 #BAFCF1; it also sits naturally between #FCBAE6 and #FCD0BA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCBBC6 · RGB 252, 187, 198

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Color values

HEX#FCBBC6
RGB252, 187, 198
HSL350°, 92%, 86%
HSV350°, 26%, 99%
CMYK0%, 26%, 21%, 1%
XYZ68.11, 60.31, 61.48
Yxy60.31, 0.3587, 0.3176
CIE-Lab82.01, 24.98, 3.68
Hunter Lab77.66, 25.18, 3.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 73% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 21% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCBBC6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCBBC6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCBBC6

.text { color: #FCBBC6; }
.background { background-color: #FCBBC6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBBC6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 187, 198); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 92%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBBC6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 187, 198, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBBC6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 187, 198, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCBBC6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCBBC6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCBBC6

#FB93A4#F96C84#F7405F#F5193E#DC092C#B50824#8E061D#620414#3B020C#140104

Tints of #FCBBC6

#FCBFCA#FDC4CE#FDC9D2#FDCED6#FDD3DA#FDD8DE#FEDDE2#FEE2E6#FEE7EA#FEEBEF

Tones of #FCBBC6

#F8BFC8#F3C4CC#EEC8CF#E9CDD2#E5D2D5#E0D7D8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAFCF1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.61:1 Fails
Against black text13.06:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCBBC6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCBBC6

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FCBBC6: ·

How #FCBBC6 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E0DFC3Deuteranopia · #E4E8C3Tritanopia · #F9C1C1

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCBBC6 rather than the exact color:

Palette 9ed3dc
#9ED3DC · #FEFD99 · #FCB7C7 · #CA6180
Palette Ffeecc
#FFEECC · #FFDDCC · #FFCCCC · #FEBBCC
Palette Ffbbcc
#FFBBCC · #FFCCCC · #FFDDCC · #FFEECC
Palette 0e3150
#0E3150 · #6DC9C8 · #FFC0C2 · #F7E9E3
Palette D6336c
#D6336C · #FF4081 · #FFB6C1 · #FFF5F8
Palette Ccf6c8
#CCF6C8 · #FAFCC2 · #F6D6AD · #F9C0C0

Similar colors

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

#FCB7C7#FEBBCC#FFBBCC#FFC0C2#FFB6C1#F9C0C0#FFB3C6#FFBFBF#FFB4C2#F7B5CA#F3BCC8#FBC3C1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCBBC5  ·  #FCBBC7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCBBC6?

#FCBBC6 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 187, 198). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBBC6?

#FCBBC6 is RGB 252, 187, 198 — HSL 350°, 92%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 21%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCBBC6?

Its complement is #BAFCF1; analogous partners are #FCBAE6 and #FCD0BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCBBC6 for text?

Black text on #FCBBC6 has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.