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#FCE3EA — Pale Vivid Pink

#FCE3EA 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 #FCE3EA 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.

#FCE3EA 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 #E3FCF5; it also sits naturally between #FCE3F7 and #FCE9E3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCE3EA · RGB 252, 227, 234

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Color values

HEX#FCE3EA
RGB252, 227, 234
HSL343°, 81%, 94%
HSV343°, 10%, 99%
CMYK0%, 10%, 7%, 1%
XYZ82.47, 81.57, 89.24
Yxy81.57, 0.3256, 0.3221
CIE-Lab92.39, 9.70, -0.29
Hunter Lab90.32, 9.90, -0.29

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 89% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 7% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCE3EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCE3EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCE3EA

.text { color: #FCE3EA; }
.background { background-color: #FCE3EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCE3EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 227, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(343, 81%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCE3EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 227, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCE3EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 227, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCE3EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCE3EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCE3EA

#F8BACB#F390AC#EF678D#EB3D6E#E21851#B91342#8F0F33#660B24#3C0616#120207

Tints of #FCE3EA

#FCE3EA#FCE3EA#FDE8EE#FDE8EE#FDE8EE#FDE8EE#FDE8EE#FDEDF1#FDEDF1#FDEDF1

Tones of #FCE3EA

#FAE5EB#F9E7EC#F7E9ED#F5EAED#F3ECEE#F2EEEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3FCF5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.21:1 Fails
Against black text17.31:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCE3EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCE3EA

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 #FCE3EA: ·

How #FCE3EA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F1F1E8Deuteranopia · #F3F4E8Tritanopia · #FBE7E7

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 #FCE3EA rather than the exact color:

Palette Fee3ec
#FEE3EC · #F9C5D5 · #F999B7 · #F2789F
Palette Fde5ec
#FDE5EC · #FCBAAD · #E48586 · #916DB3
Palette 9be3de
#9BE3DE · #BEEBE9 · #FFFDF9 · #FFE3ED
Palette Ffe6eb
#FFE6EB · #DEFCFC · #CBF1F5 · #A6E3E9
Palette Fabea7
#FABEA7 · #FBE2E5 · #9CADA4 · #767C77
Palette Ffe6e6
#FFE6E6 · #F2D1D1 · #DAEAF1 · #C6DCE4

Similar colors

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

#FEE3EC#FDE5EC#FFE3ED#FFE6EB#FBE2E5#FFE6E6#FFE7E7#FFE4EF#FBE8E7#F6E2E9#FFE8E8#FFE5E5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCE3E9  ·  #FCE3EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCE3EA?

#FCE3EA is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 227, 234). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCE3EA?

#FCE3EA is RGB 252, 227, 234 — HSL 343°, 81%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 7%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCE3EA?

Its complement is #E3FCF5; analogous partners are #FCE3F7 and #FCE9E3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCE3EA for text?

Black text on #FCE3EA has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.