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#FCDAE3 — Pale Vivid Pink

#FCDAE3 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 #FCDAE3 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.

#FCDAE3 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 #D9FCF3; it also sits naturally between #FCD9F4 and #FCE1D9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCDAE3 · RGB 252, 218, 227

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Color values

HEX#FCDAE3
RGB252, 218, 227
HSL344°, 85%, 92%
HSV344°, 13%, 99%
CMYK0%, 13%, 10%, 1%
XYZ79.08, 76.38, 83.25
Yxy76.38, 0.3313, 0.3200
CIE-Lab90.04, 13.21, -0.06
Hunter Lab87.40, 13.45, -0.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 85% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 10% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCDAE3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCDAE3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCDAE3

.text { color: #FCDAE3; }
.background { background-color: #FCDAE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDAE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 218, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(344, 85%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDAE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 218, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDAE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 218, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDAE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDAE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCDAE3

#F8AFC2#F584A2#F25F86#EF3466#E2124A#B80F3C#8E0B2E#680822#3D0514#130206

Tints of #FCDAE3

#FCD9E3#FCDEE6#FCDEE6#FDE3EA#FDE3EA#FDE3EA#FDE7ED#FDE7ED#FDECF1#FDECF1

Tones of #FCDAE3

#F9DCE4#F7DEE5#F5E1E6#F2E3E7#EFE6E8#EDE8E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9FCF3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.28:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCDAE3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDAE3

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 #FCDAE3: ·

How #FCDAE3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EDEDE1Deuteranopia · #EFF2E0Tritanopia · #FADFDF

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 #FCDAE3 rather than the exact color:

Palette A8df8e
#A8DF8E · #F0FFDF · #FFD8DF · #FFAAB8
Palette 3a86ff
#3A86FF · #BDB2FF · #FFD6E0 · #FFF4F4
Palette Ff0b55
#FF0B55 · #D61D4E · #323232 · #FFDEE6
Palette Ffd5e5
#FFD5E5 · #FFFFDD · #A0FFE6 · #81F5FF
Palette Fcf8f8
#FCF8F8 · #FBEFEF · #F9DFDF · #F5AFAF
Palette Fb929e
#FB929E · #FFDFDF · #FFF6F6 · #AEDEFC

Similar colors

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

#FFD8DF#FFD6E0#FFDEE6#FFD5E5#F9DFDF#FFDFDF#FFDEDE#FFDDDD#F7DDDE#FFDCDC#FFE1E1#FDE2E2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDAE2  ·  #FCDAE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDAE3?

#FCDAE3 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 218, 227). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDAE3?

#FCDAE3 is RGB 252, 218, 227 — HSL 344°, 85%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 10%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDAE3?

Its complement is #D9FCF3; analogous partners are #FCD9F4 and #FCE1D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDAE3 for text?

Black text on #FCDAE3 has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.