Palettes / Colors / #FCD5EC

#FCD5EC — Pale Vivid Pink

#FCD5EC is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #FCD5EC 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.

#FCD5EC is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D4FCE5; it also sits naturally between #F9D4FC and #FCD4D7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 84% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 6% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCD5EC

.text { color: #FCD5EC; }
.background { background-color: #FCD5EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCD5EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 213, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(325, 87%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCD5EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 213, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCD5EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 213, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCD5EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCD5EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCD5EC

Tints of #FCD5EC

Tones of #FCD5EC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4FCE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCD5EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCD5EC

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:

How #FCD5EC 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 #FCD5EC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCD5EB  ·  #FCD5ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCD5EC?

#FCD5EC is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 213, 236). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCD5EC?

#FCD5EC is RGB 252, 213, 236 — HSL 325°, 87%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 6%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCD5EC?

Its complement is #D4FCE5; analogous partners are #F9D4FC and #FCD4D7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCD5EC for text?

Black text on #FCD5EC has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.