Palettes / Colors / #FCD5DA
#FCD5DA — Pale Vivid Red
#FCD5DA is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #FCD5DA 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.
#FCD5DA 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 #D4FCF7; it also sits naturally between #FCD4ED and #FCE3D4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCD5DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 213, 218 |
| HSL | 352°, 87%, 91% |
| HSV | 352°, 15%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 13%, 1% |
| XYZ | 76.59, 73.35, 76.45 |
| Yxy | 73.35, 0.3383, 0.3240 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.61, 14.37, 2.61 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.64, 14.57, 2.45 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 84% · Blue 85%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 13% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCD5DA
.text { color: #FCD5DA; }
.background { background-color: #FCD5DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCD5DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 213, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 87%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCD5DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 213, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCD5DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 213, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCD5DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCD5DA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D4FCF7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.67:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCD5DA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCD5DA
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 #FCD5DA: ·
How #FCD5DA 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 #FCD5DA 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 #FCD5DA?
#FCD5DA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 213, 218). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCD5DA?
#FCD5DA is RGB 252, 213, 218 — HSL 352°, 87%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 13%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCD5DA?
Its complement is #D4FCF7; analogous partners are #FCD4ED and #FCE3D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCD5DA for text?
Black text on #FCD5DA has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.