Palettes / Colors / #FEC2C2

#FEC2C2 — Pale Vivid Red

#FEC2C2 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

#FEC2C2 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 #C3FEFE; it also sits naturally between #FEC3E0 and #FEE0C3. 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 100% · Green 76% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 24% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEC2C2

.text { color: #FEC2C2; }
.background { background-color: #FEC2C2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEC2C2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 194, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 97%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEC2C2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 194, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEC2C2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 194, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEC2C2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEC2C2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEC2C2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3FEFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEC2C2: #000000.

How #FEC2C2 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 #FEC2C2 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

← #FEC2C1  ·  #FEC2C3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEC2C2?

#FEC2C2 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 194, 194). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEC2C2?

#FEC2C2 is RGB 254, 194, 194 — HSL 0°, 97%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 24%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEC2C2?

Its complement is #C3FEFE; analogous partners are #FEC3E0 and #FEE0C3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEC2C2 for text?

Black text on #FEC2C2 has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.