Palettes / Colors / #FCDBDB

#FCDBDB — Pale Vivid Red

#FCDBDB 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 #FCDBDB 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.

#FCDBDB 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 #D9FCFC; it also sits naturally between #FCD9EB and #FCEBD9. 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 86% · Blue 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCDBDB

.text { color: #FCDBDB; }
.background { background-color: #FCDBDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDBDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 219, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 85%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDBDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 219, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDBDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 219, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FCDBDB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9FCFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCDBDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDBDB

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 #FCDBDB 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 #FCDBDB 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

← #FCDBDA  ·  #FCDBDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDBDB?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDBDB?

#FCDBDB is RGB 252, 219, 219 — HSL 0°, 85%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 13%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDBDB?

Its complement is #D9FCFC; analogous partners are #FCD9EB and #FCEBD9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDBDB for text?

Black text on #FCDBDB has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.