Palettes / Colors / #FCCECC
#FCCECC — Pale Vivid Red
#FCCECC is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.
#FCCECC 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 #CAFAFC; it also sits naturally between #FCCAE1 and #FCE5CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCCECC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 206, 204 |
| HSL | 2°, 89%, 89% |
| HSV | 2°, 19%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 18%, 19%, 1% |
| XYZ | 73.12, 69.20, 66.63 |
| Yxy | 69.20, 0.3499, 0.3312 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.60, 15.89, 7.10 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.19, 16.01, 6.45 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 81% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · 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 #FCCECC
.text { color: #FCCECC; }
.background { background-color: #FCCECC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCCECC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 206, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 89%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCCECC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 206, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCCECC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 206, 204, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCCECC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCCECC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FCCECC
Tints of #FCCECC
Tones of #FCCECC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CAFAFC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.84:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCCECC: #000000.
How #FCCECC 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 #FCCECC 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 #FCCECC?
#FCCECC is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 206, 204). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCCECC?
#FCCECC is RGB 252, 206, 204 — HSL 2°, 89%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 19%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCCECC?
Its complement is #CAFAFC; analogous partners are #FCCAE1 and #FCE5CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCCECC for text?
Black text on #FCCECC has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.