Palettes / Colors / #FCBBCA
#FCBBCA — Pale Vivid Red
#FCBBCA is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FCBBCA 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.
#FCBBCA 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 #BAFCED; it also sits naturally between #FCBAEB and #FCCCBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCBBCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 187, 202 |
| HSL | 346°, 92%, 86% |
| HSV | 346°, 26%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 26%, 20%, 1% |
| XYZ | 68.58, 60.50, 63.94 |
| Yxy | 60.50, 0.3553, 0.3134 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.11, 25.56, 1.67 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.78, 25.81, 1.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 73% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 20% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCBBCA
.text { color: #FCBBCA; }
.background { background-color: #FCBBCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBBCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 187, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 92%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBBCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 187, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBBCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 187, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCBBCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCBBCA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FCBBCA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BAFCED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.60:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.10:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCBBCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCBBCA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FCBBCA: ·
How #FCBBCA 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 #FCBBCA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FCBBCA?
#FCBBCA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 187, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBBCA?
#FCBBCA is RGB 252, 187, 202 — HSL 346°, 92%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 20%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCBBCA?
Its complement is #BAFCED; analogous partners are #FCBAEB and #FCCCBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCBBCA for text?
Black text on #FCBBCA has a contrast ratio of 13.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.