Palettes / Colors / #FCBCBE
#FCBCBE — Pale Vivid Red
#FCBCBE 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 #FCBCBE 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.
#FCBCBE 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 #BBFCFA; it also sits naturally between #FCBBDD and #FCD9BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCBCBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 188, 190 |
| HSL | 358°, 91%, 86% |
| HSV | 358°, 25%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 25%, 25%, 1% |
| XYZ | 67.42, 60.38, 56.82 |
| Yxy | 60.38, 0.3652, 0.3271 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.04, 23.32, 8.03 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.70, 23.41, 7.07 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 74% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 25% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCBCBE
.text { color: #FCBCBE; }
.background { background-color: #FCBCBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBCBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 188, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 91%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBCBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 188, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBCBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 188, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCBCBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCBCBE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBFCFA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.61:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.08:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCBCBE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCBCBE
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 #FCBCBE: ·
How #FCBCBE 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 #FCBCBE 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 #FCBCBE?
#FCBCBE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 188, 190). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBCBE?
#FCBCBE is RGB 252, 188, 190 — HSL 358°, 91%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 25%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCBCBE?
Its complement is #BBFCFA; analogous partners are #FCBBDD and #FCD9BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCBCBE for text?
Black text on #FCBCBE has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.