Palettes / Colors / #FCDCE0

#FCDCE0 — Pale Vivid Red

#FCDCE0 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 #FCDCE0 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.

#FCDCE0 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 #DEFCF9; it also sits naturally between #FCDEF1 and #FCEADE. 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 88%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 11% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCDCE0

.text { color: #FCDCE0; }
.background { background-color: #FCDCE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDCE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 220, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 84%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDCE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 220, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDCE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 220, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDCE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDCE0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEFCF9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCDCE0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDCE0

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 #FCDCE0 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 #FCDCE0 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

← #FCDCDF  ·  #FCDCE1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDCE0?

#FCDCE0 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 220, 224). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDCE0?

#FCDCE0 is RGB 252, 220, 224 — HSL 353°, 84%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 11%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDCE0?

Its complement is #DEFCF9; analogous partners are #FCDEF1 and #FCEADE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDCE0 for text?

Black text on #FCDCE0 has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.