Palettes / Colors / #FCC5EA

#FCC5EA — Pale Vivid Pink

#FCC5EA is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FCC5EA 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.

#FCC5EA is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C5FCD7; it also sits naturally between #F3C5FC and #FCC5CE. 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 77% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 7% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCC5EA

.text { color: #FCC5EA; }
.background { background-color: #FCC5EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCC5EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 197, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 90%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCC5EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 197, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCC5EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 197, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCC5EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCC5EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5FCD7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCC5EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCC5EA

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 #FCC5EA 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 #FCC5EA 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

← #FCC5E9  ·  #FCC5EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCC5EA?

#FCC5EA is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 197, 234). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCC5EA?

#FCC5EA is RGB 252, 197, 234 — HSL 320°, 90%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 7%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCC5EA?

Its complement is #C5FCD7; analogous partners are #F3C5FC and #FCC5CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCC5EA for text?

Black text on #FCC5EA has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.