Palettes / Colors / #FCECEE
#FCECEE — Pale Red
#FCECEE is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color LavenderBlush (#FFF0F5). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavenderblush (#FFF0F5) — not an exact match. CSS lavenderblush gives you #FFF0F5, a different color; use #FCECEE 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.
#FCECEE 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 #EDFCFB; it also sits naturally between #FCEDF7 and #FCF3ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCECEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 236, 238 |
| HSL | 353°, 73%, 96% |
| HSV | 353°, 6%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 6%, 1% |
| XYZ | 85.57, 86.86, 93.14 |
| Yxy | 86.86, 0.3222, 0.3271 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.68, 5.74, 0.97 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.20, 5.87, 0.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 93% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 6% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCECEE
.text { color: #FCECEE; }
.background { background-color: #FCECEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCECEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 236, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 73%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCECEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 236, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCECEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 236, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCECEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCECEE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FCECEE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDFCFB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.14:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.37:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCECEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCECEE
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 #FCECEE: ·
How #FCECEE 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 #FCECEE 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 #FCECEE?
#FCECEE is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 252, 236, 238). Its closest standard named color is LavenderBlush.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCECEE?
#FCECEE is RGB 252, 236, 238 — HSL 353°, 73%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 6%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCECEE?
Its complement is #EDFCFB; analogous partners are #FCEDF7 and #FCF3ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCECEE for text?
Black text on #FCECEE has a contrast ratio of 18.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.