Palettes / Colors / #FCE3EA
#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.
Color values
| HEX | #FCE3EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 227, 234 |
| HSL | 343°, 81%, 94% |
| HSV | 343°, 10%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 10%, 7%, 1% |
| XYZ | 82.47, 81.57, 89.24 |
| Yxy | 81.57, 0.3256, 0.3221 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.39, 9.70, -0.29 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.32, 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
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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>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E3FCF5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.31:1 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:
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:
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 #FCE3EA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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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.