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#FCF3FA — Pale Pink

#FCF3FA is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color LavenderBlush (#FFF0F5). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavenderblush (#FFF0F5) — not an exact match. CSS lavenderblush gives you #FFF0F5, a different color; use #FCF3FA 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.

#FCF3FA 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 #F3FCF5; it also sits naturally between #F9F3FC and #FCF3F5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCF3FA · RGB 252, 243, 250

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Color values

HEX#FCF3FA
RGB252, 243, 250
HSL313°, 60%, 97%
HSV313°, 4%, 99%
CMYK0%, 4%, 1%, 1%
XYZ89.45, 91.70, 103.43
Yxy91.70, 0.3143, 0.3222
CIE-Lab96.70, 4.22, -2.30
Hunter Lab95.76, 4.34, -2.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 95% · Blue 98%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCF3FA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCF3FA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCF3FA

.text { color: #FCF3FA; }
.background { background-color: #FCF3FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCF3FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 243, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 60%, 97%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCF3FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 243, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCF3FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 243, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCF3FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCF3FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCF3FA

#F3CEEB#E9A5DA#DF81CB#D65CBC#CD37AD#A72A8C#83216D#5E174F#350D2C#10040E

Tints of #FCF3FA

#FCF3FA#FCF3FA#FCF3FA#FCF3FA#FCF3FA#FBEFF8#FBEFF8#FBEFF8#FBEFF8#FBEFF8

Tones of #FCF3FA

#FBF3FA#FBF4F9#FAF5F9#F9F5F8#F9F6F8#F8F7F8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3FCF5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.09:1 Fails
Against black text19.34:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCF3FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCF3FA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FCF3FA: ·

How #FCF3FA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #F8F8F8Deuteranopia · #F9F9F8Tritanopia · #FCF7F7

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCF3FA rather than the exact color:

Palette F6e5f5
#F6E5F5 · #FBF4F9 · #F6E7E6 · #B9CCED
Palette D6336c
#D6336C · #FF4081 · #FFB6C1 · #FFF5F8
Palette Fff6fb
#FFF6FB · #FFBEE3 · #FC5BB6 · #FF0592
Palette Fff0f8
#FFF0F8 · #FFC2E9 · #CCA2E1 · #543E5C
Palette D96868
#D96868 · #FBF6F6 · #6A7E3F · #4C5C2D
Palette 2e2b2b
#2E2B2B · #388186 · #A5E9E1 · #FDF6F6

Similar colors

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

#FBF4F9#FFF5F8#FFF6FB#FFF0F8#FBF6F6#FDF6F6#FDF4F5#F9F5F6#FFF7FC#FCF8F8#FFF6F6#F9F7F7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCF3F9  ·  #FCF3FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCF3FA?

#FCF3FA is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 252, 243, 250). Its closest standard named color is LavenderBlush.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCF3FA?

#FCF3FA is RGB 252, 243, 250 — HSL 313°, 60%, 97% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 1%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCF3FA?

Its complement is #F3FCF5; analogous partners are #F9F3FC and #FCF3F5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCF3FA for text?

Black text on #FCF3FA has a contrast ratio of 19.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.