Palettes / Colors / #FCF2F2

#FCF2F2 — Pale Red

#FCF2F2 is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color LavenderBlush (#FFF0F5). It belongs to the red family.

#FCF2F2 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 #F3FCFC; it also sits naturally between #FCF3F7 and #FCF7F3. 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 95% · Blue 95%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 4% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCF2F2

.text { color: #FCF2F2; }
.background { background-color: #FCF2F2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCF2F2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 242, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 63%, 97%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCF2F2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 242, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCF2F2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 242, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCF2F2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCF2F2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCF2F2

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Tones of #FCF2F2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3FCFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCF2F2: #000000.

How #FCF2F2 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 #FCF2F2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCF2F1  ·  #FCF2F3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCF2F2?

#FCF2F2 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 252, 242, 242). Its closest standard named color is LavenderBlush.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCF2F2?

#FCF2F2 is RGB 252, 242, 242 — HSL 0°, 63%, 97% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 4%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCF2F2?

Its complement is #F3FCFC; analogous partners are #FCF3F7 and #FCF7F3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCF2F2 for text?

Black text on #FCF2F2 has a contrast ratio of 19.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.