Palettes / Colors / #FCCBCC
#FCCBCC — Pale Vivid Red
#FCCBCC 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 #FCCBCC 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.
#FCCBCC 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 #CAFCFB; it also sits naturally between #FCCAE4 and #FCE2CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCCBCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 203, 204 |
| HSL | 359°, 89%, 89% |
| HSV | 359°, 19%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 19%, 19%, 1% |
| XYZ | 72.40, 67.77, 66.39 |
| Yxy | 67.77, 0.3505, 0.3281 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.89, 17.46, 6.08 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.32, 17.60, 5.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 80% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 19% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCCBCC
.text { color: #FCCBCC; }
.background { background-color: #FCCBCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCCBCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 203, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 89%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCCBCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 203, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCCBCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 203, 204, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCCBCC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCCBCC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CAFCFB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.55:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCCBCC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCCBCC
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 #FCCBCC: ·
How #FCCBCC 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 #FCCBCC 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 #FCCBCC?
#FCCBCC is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 203, 204). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCCBCC?
#FCCBCC is RGB 252, 203, 204 — HSL 359°, 89%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 19%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCCBCC?
Its complement is #CAFCFB; analogous partners are #FCCAE4 and #FCE2CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCCBCC for text?
Black text on #FCCBCC has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.