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#FCCFCE — Pale Vivid Red

#FCCFCE 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 #FCCFCE 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.

#FCCFCE 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 #CFFBFC; it also sits naturally between #FCCFE5 and #FCE6CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCCFCE · RGB 252, 207, 206

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Color values

HEX#FCCFCE
RGB252, 207, 206
HSL1°, 88%, 90%
HSV1°, 18%, 99%
CMYK0%, 18%, 18%, 1%
XYZ73.60, 69.78, 67.98
Yxy69.78, 0.3482, 0.3301
CIE-Lab86.89, 15.66, 6.45
Hunter Lab83.53, 15.80, 5.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 81% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 18% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCCFCE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCCFCE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCCFCE

.text { color: #FCCFCE; }
.background { background-color: #FCCFCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCCFCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 207, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 88%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCCFCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 207, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCCFCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 207, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FCCFCE

#F9A5A4#F7807E#F45552#F22F2C#E1120E#B60E0C#900B09#650806#3E0504#130201

Tints of #FCCFCE

#FCD5D4#FCD5D4#FDD9D9#FDD9D9#FDDEDD#FDE3E2#FDE3E2#FDE7E7#FDE7E7#FEECEC

Tones of #FCCFCE

#F9D3D2#F6D6D5#F2D9D9#EFDCDC#ECDFDF#E9E2E2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFFBFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.40:1 Fails
Against black text14.96:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCCFCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCCFCE

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FCCFCE: ·

How #FCCFCE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E9E8CEDeuteranopia · #EBEECETritanopia · #FACECE

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCCFCE rather than the exact color:

Palette 86a788
#86A788 · #FFFDEC · #FFE2E2 · #FFCFCF
Palette F13e93
#F13E93 · #F891BB · #F9D0CD · #FAFFCB
Palette Fcd1d1
#FCD1D1 · #ECE2E1 · #D3E0DC · #AEE1E1
Palette A87676
#A87676 · #CA8787 · #E1ACAC · #FFD0D0
Palette 3aa6b9
#3AA6B9 · #FFD0D0 · #FF9EAA · #C1ECE4
Palette 3aa6b9
#3AA6B9 · #FFD0D0 · #FF9EAA · #F9F9E0

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FFCFCF#F9D0CD#FCD1D1#FFD0D0#FFD1D1#FFCCCC#FCCBCB#FFCBCB#FFCCD2#FFCDC9#FFCACC#FFD5CD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCCFCD  ·  #FCCFCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCCFCE?

#FCCFCE is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 207, 206). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCCFCE?

#FCCFCE is RGB 252, 207, 206 — HSL 1°, 88%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 18%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCCFCE?

Its complement is #CFFBFC; analogous partners are #FCCFE5 and #FCE6CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCCFCE for text?

Black text on #FCCFCE has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.