Palettes / Colors / #FCE4EA
#FCE4EA — Pale Vivid Red
#FCE4EA 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 #FCE4EA 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.
#FCE4EA 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 #E3FCF6; it also sits naturally between #FCE3F6 and #FCEAE3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCE4EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 228, 234 |
| HSL | 345°, 80%, 94% |
| HSV | 345°, 10%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 10%, 7%, 1% |
| XYZ | 82.74, 82.12, 89.33 |
| Yxy | 82.12, 0.3255, 0.3231 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.63, 9.19, 0.06 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.62, 9.37, 0.06 |
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 #FCE4EA
.text { color: #FCE4EA; }
.background { background-color: #FCE4EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCE4EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 228, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 80%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCE4EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 228, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCE4EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 228, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCE4EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCE4EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E3FCF6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCE4EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCE4EA
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 #FCE4EA: ·
How #FCE4EA 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 #FCE4EA 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 #FCE4EA?
#FCE4EA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 228, 234). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCE4EA?
#FCE4EA is RGB 252, 228, 234 — HSL 345°, 80%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 7%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCE4EA?
Its complement is #E3FCF6; analogous partners are #FCE3F6 and #FCEAE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCE4EA for text?
Black text on #FCE4EA has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.