Palettes / Colors / #FCDCD7

#FCDCD7 — Pale Vivid Red

#FCDCD7 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 #FCDCD7 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.

#FCDCD7 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 #D9F7FC; it also sits naturally between #FCD9E6 and #FCEFD9. 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 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 15% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCDCD7

.text { color: #FCDCD7; }
.background { background-color: #FCDCD7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDCD7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 220, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 86%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDCD7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 220, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDCD7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 220, 215, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDCD7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDCD7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9F7FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCDCD7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDCD7

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 #FCDCD7 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 #FCDCD7 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

← #FCDCD6  ·  #FCDCD8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDCD7?

#FCDCD7 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 220, 215). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDCD7?

#FCDCD7 is RGB 252, 220, 215 — HSL 8°, 86%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 15%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDCD7?

Its complement is #D9F7FC; analogous partners are #FCD9E6 and #FCEFD9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDCD7 for text?

Black text on #FCDCD7 has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.