Palettes / Colors / #FCD9DB

#FCD9DB — Pale Vivid Red

#FCD9DB is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the red family.

#FCD9DB 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 #D9FCFA; it also sits naturally between #FCD9EC and #FCE9D9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 85% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 13% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCD9DB

.text { color: #FCD9DB; }
.background { background-color: #FCD9DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCD9DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 217, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 85%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCD9DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 217, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCD9DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 217, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCD9DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCD9DB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9FCFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCD9DB: #000000.

How #FCD9DB 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 #FCD9DB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCD9DB?

#FCD9DB is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 217, 219). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCD9DB?

#FCD9DB is RGB 252, 217, 219 — HSL 357°, 85%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 13%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCD9DB?

Its complement is #D9FCFA; analogous partners are #FCD9EC and #FCE9D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCD9DB for text?

Black text on #FCD9DB has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.