Palettes / Colors / #FCE8EA

#FCE8EA — Pale Red

#FCE8EA is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the red family.

#FCE8EA 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 #E8FCFA; it also sits naturally between #FCE8F4 and #FCF0E8. 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 91% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 7% · Key 1%

Previews

CSS code for #FCE8EA

.text { color: #FCE8EA; }
.background { background-color: #FCE8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCE8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 232, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 77%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCE8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 232, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCE8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 232, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCE8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCE8EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCE8EA

Tints of #FCE8EA

Tones of #FCE8EA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8FCFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCE8EA: #000000.

How #FCE8EA 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 #FCE8EA or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCE8E9  ·  #FCE8EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCE8EA?

#FCE8EA is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 252, 232, 234). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCE8EA?

#FCE8EA is RGB 252, 232, 234 — HSL 354°, 77%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 7%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCE8EA?

Its complement is #E8FCFA; analogous partners are #FCE8F4 and #FCF0E8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCE8EA for text?

Black text on #FCE8EA has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.