Palettes / Colors / #FCBFCE
#FCBFCE — Pale Vivid Red
#FCBFCE 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 #FCBFCE 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.
#FCBFCE 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 #C0FCED; it also sits naturally between #FCC0ED and #FCCFC0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCBFCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 191, 206 |
| HSL | 345°, 91%, 87% |
| HSV | 345°, 24%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 24%, 18%, 1% |
| XYZ | 69.92, 62.41, 66.75 |
| Yxy | 62.41, 0.3512, 0.3135 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.13, 24.06, 1.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.00, 24.32, 0.94 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 75% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 18% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCBFCE
.text { color: #FCBFCE; }
.background { background-color: #FCBFCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBFCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 191, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 91%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBFCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 191, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBFCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 191, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCBFCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCBFCE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FCBFCE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C0FCED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.48:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCBFCE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCBFCE
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 #FCBFCE: ·
How #FCBFCE 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 #FCBFCE 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 #FCBFCE?
#FCBFCE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 191, 206). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBFCE?
#FCBFCE is RGB 252, 191, 206 — HSL 345°, 91%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 18%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCBFCE?
Its complement is #C0FCED; analogous partners are #FCC0ED and #FCCFC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCBFCE for text?
Black text on #FCBFCE has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.