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#FCD4D4 — Pale Vivid Red

#FCD4D4 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the red family.

#FCD4D4 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 #D4FCFC; it also sits naturally between #FCD4E8 and #FCE8D4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCD4D4 · RGB 252, 212, 212

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Color values

HEX#FCD4D4
RGB252, 212, 212
HSL0°, 87%, 91%
HSV0°, 16%, 99%
CMYK0%, 16%, 16%, 1%
XYZ75.57, 72.54, 72.31
Yxy72.54, 0.3429, 0.3291
CIE-Lab88.23, 13.96, 5.21
Hunter Lab85.17, 14.11, 4.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 83% · Blue 83%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 16% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCD4D4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCD4D4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCD4D4

.text { color: #FCD4D4; }
.background { background-color: #FCD4D4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCD4D4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 212, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 87%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCD4D4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 212, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCD4D4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 212, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCD4D4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCD4D4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCD4D4

#F9A9A9#F68383#F35858#F02D2D#E51010#BA0D0D#8F0A0A#640707#3E0404#130101

Tints of #FCD4D4

#FCD9D9#FCD9D9#FDDEDE#FDDEDE#FDE2E2#FDE2E2#FDE7E7#FDE7E7#FEECEC#FEECEC

Tones of #FCD4D4

#F9D7D7#F6DADA#F4DDDD#F1E0E0#EEE2E2#EBE5E5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4FCFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.35:1 Fails
Against black text15.51:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCD4D4: #000000.

How #FCD4D4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EBEAD4Deuteranopia · #EDF0D4Tritanopia · #FAD4D4

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 #FCD4D4 rather than the exact color:

Palette F47c7c
#F47C7C · #EF9F9F · #FAD4D4 · #FFF2F2
Palette Ffd4d4
#FFD4D4 · #FFFFE8 · #CDE990 · #AACB73
Palette 540863
#540863 · #92487A · #E49BA6 · #FFD3D5
Palette 59ac77
#59AC77 · #3A6F43 · #FDAAAA · #FFD5D5
Palette Fcd8d4
#FCD8D4 · #FDF6F0 · #F8E2CF · #F5C6AA
Palette Fcd1d1
#FCD1D1 · #ECE2E1 · #D3E0DC · #AEE1E1

Similar colors

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

#FAD4D4#FFD4D4#FFD3D5#FFD5D5#FCD8D4#FCD1D1#FFD2D7#FFD1D1#FFD8D8#FFD0D0#F6D6D6#F7D6D0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCD4D3  ·  #FCD4D5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCD4D4?

#FCD4D4 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 212, 212). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCD4D4?

#FCD4D4 is RGB 252, 212, 212 — HSL 0°, 87%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 16%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCD4D4?

Its complement is #D4FCFC; analogous partners are #FCD4E8 and #FCE8D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCD4D4 for text?

Black text on #FCD4D4 has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.