Palettes / Colors / #FCCECA
#FCCECA — Pale Vivid Red
#FCCECA 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 #FCCECA 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.
#FCCECA 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 #CAF8FC; it also sits naturally between #FCCADF and #FCE7CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCCECA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 206, 202 |
| HSL | 5°, 89%, 89% |
| HSV | 5°, 20%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 18%, 20%, 1% |
| XYZ | 72.88, 69.10, 65.37 |
| Yxy | 69.10, 0.3515, 0.3333 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.55, 15.59, 8.09 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.13, 15.70, 7.31 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 81% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 20% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCCECA
.text { color: #FCCECA; }
.background { background-color: #FCCECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCCECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 206, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 89%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCCECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 206, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCCECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 206, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCCECA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCCECA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CAF8FC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.82:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCCECA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCCECA
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 #FCCECA: ·
How #FCCECA 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 #FCCECA 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 #FCCECA?
#FCCECA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 206, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCCECA?
#FCCECA is RGB 252, 206, 202 — HSL 5°, 89%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 20%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCCECA?
Its complement is #CAF8FC; analogous partners are #FCCADF and #FCE7CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCCECA for text?
Black text on #FCCECA has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.