Palettes / Colors / #FCBEC5

#FCBEC5 — Pale Vivid Red

#FCBEC5 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 #FCBEC5 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.

#FCBEC5 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 #C0FCF5; it also sits naturally between #FCC0E5 and #FCD7C0. 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 75% · Blue 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 22% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCBEC5

.text { color: #FCBEC5; }
.background { background-color: #FCBEC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBEC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 190, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 91%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBEC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 190, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBEC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 190, 197, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCBEC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCBEC5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCBEC5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0FCF5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCBEC5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCBEC5

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:

How #FCBEC5 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 #FCBEC5 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

← #FCBEC4  ·  #FCBEC6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCBEC5?

#FCBEC5 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 190, 197). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBEC5?

#FCBEC5 is RGB 252, 190, 197 — HSL 353°, 91%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 22%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCBEC5?

Its complement is #C0FCF5; analogous partners are #FCC0E5 and #FCD7C0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCBEC5 for text?

Black text on #FCBEC5 has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.