Palettes / Colors / #FCBEC2
#FCBEC2 — Pale Vivid Red
#FCBEC2 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 #FCBEC2 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.
#FCBEC2 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 #C0FCF8; it also sits naturally between #FCC0E2 and #FCDAC0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCBEC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 190, 194 |
| HSL | 356°, 91%, 87% |
| HSV | 356°, 25%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 25%, 23%, 1% |
| XYZ | 68.30, 61.42, 59.29 |
| Yxy | 61.42, 0.3613, 0.3249 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.60, 22.83, 6.68 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.37, 22.95, 5.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 75% · Blue 76%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 23% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCBEC2
.text { color: #FCBEC2; }
.background { background-color: #FCBEC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBEC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 190, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 91%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBEC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 190, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBEC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 190, 194, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCBEC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCBEC2">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FCBEC2
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Tones of #FCBEC2
Color harmonies
Complementary — #C0FCF8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.28:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCBEC2: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCBEC2
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 #FCBEC2: ·
How #FCBEC2 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 #FCBEC2 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 #FCBEC2?
#FCBEC2 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 190, 194). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBEC2?
#FCBEC2 is RGB 252, 190, 194 — HSL 356°, 91%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 23%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCBEC2?
Its complement is #C0FCF8; analogous partners are #FCC0E2 and #FCDAC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCBEC2 for text?
Black text on #FCBEC2 has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.