Palettes / Colors / #FCC7CA

#FCC7CA — Pale Vivid Red

#FCC7CA 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 #FCC7CA 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.

#FCC7CA 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 #C5FCF9; it also sits naturally between #FCC5E3 and #FCDEC5. 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 78% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 20% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCC7CA

.text { color: #FCC7CA; }
.background { background-color: #FCC7CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCC7CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 199, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 90%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCC7CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 199, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCC7CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 199, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCC7CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCC7CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5FCF9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCC7CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCC7CA

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 #FCC7CA 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 #FCC7CA 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

← #FCC7C9  ·  #FCC7CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCC7CA?

#FCC7CA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 199, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCC7CA?

#FCC7CA is RGB 252, 199, 202 — HSL 357°, 90%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 20%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCC7CA?

Its complement is #C5FCF9; analogous partners are #FCC5E3 and #FCDEC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCC7CA for text?

Black text on #FCC7CA has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.