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#FCD0CC — Pale Vivid Red

#FCD0CC 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 #FCD0CC 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.

#FCD0CC 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.

#FCD0CC · RGB 252, 208, 204

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Color values

HEX#FCD0CC
RGB252, 208, 204
HSL5°, 89%, 89%
HSV5°, 19%, 99%
CMYK0%, 17%, 19%, 1%
XYZ73.60, 70.17, 66.79
Yxy70.17, 0.3495, 0.3332
CIE-Lab87.08, 14.84, 7.79
Hunter Lab83.77, 14.96, 7.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 82% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 19% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCD0CC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCD0CC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCD0CC

.text { color: #FCD0CC; }
.background { background-color: #FCD0CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCD0CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 208, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 89%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCD0CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 208, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCD0CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 208, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCD0CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCD0CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCD0CC

#FAABA3#F78378#F55F51#F23726#E31F0D#B7190B#911408#650E06#3F0904#130301

Tints of #FCD0CC

#FCD3CF#FCD3CF#FCD7D4#FDDBD8#FDE0DD#FDE0DD#FDE4E2#FEE9E7#FEE9E7#FEEDEC

Tones of #FCD0CC

#F8D1CE#F5D4D1#F1D7D5#EEDAD8#EADDDC#E7E0DF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAF8FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.40:1 Fails
Against black text15.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCD0CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCD0CC

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 #FCD0CC: ·

How #FCD0CC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E9E9CDDeuteranopia · #ECEFCDTritanopia · #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 pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCD0CC rather than the exact color:

Palette F13e93
#F13E93 · #F891BB · #F9D0CD · #FAFFCB
Palette 86a788
#86A788 · #FFFDEC · #FFE2E2 · #FFCFCF
Palette Ffeecc
#FFEECC · #FFDDCC · #FFCCCC · #FEBBCC
Palette A87676
#A87676 · #CA8787 · #E1ACAC · #FFD0D0
Palette Ffbbcc
#FFBBCC · #FFCCCC · #FFDDCC · #FFEECC
Palette 3aa6b9
#3AA6B9 · #FFD0D0 · #FF9EAA · #C1ECE4

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCD0CB  ·  #FCD0CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCD0CC?

#FCD0CC is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 208, 204). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCD0CC?

#FCD0CC is RGB 252, 208, 204 — HSL 5°, 89%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 19%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCD0CC?

Its complement is #CAF8FC; analogous partners are #FCCADF and #FCE7CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCD0CC for text?

Black text on #FCD0CC has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.