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#FECBC2 — Pale Vivid Red

#FECBC2 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FECBC2 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.

#FECBC2 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 #C3F5FE; it also sits naturally between #FEC3D7 and #FEE9C3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FECBC2 · RGB 254, 203, 194

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Color values

HEX#FECBC2
RGB254, 203, 194
HSL9°, 97%, 88%
HSV9°, 24%, 100%
CMYK0%, 20%, 24%, 0%
XYZ71.97, 67.68, 60.31
Yxy67.68, 0.3599, 0.3385
CIE-Lab85.85, 16.74, 11.35
Hunter Lab82.27, 16.84, 10.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 80% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 24% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FECBC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FECBC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FECBC2

.text { color: #FECBC2; }
.background { background-color: #FECBC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FECBC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 203, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 97%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FECBC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 203, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FECBC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 203, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FECBC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FECBC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FECBC2

#FDA99B#FD836D#FC6145#FB3A18#E72604#BF1F03#921802#691102#3C0A01#140300

Tints of #FECBC2

#FED0C8#FED4CD#FED4CD#FED8D2#FEDDD7#FEE1DC#FFE5E1#FFE5E1#FFEAE6#FFEEEB

Tones of #FECBC2

#FACFC7#F6D2CB#F1D5D0#EDD7D4#E9DAD8#E5DDDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3F5FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.44:1 Fails
Against black text14.54:1 AAA

Best text color on #FECBC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FECBC2

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 #FECBC2: ·

How #FECBC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E8E7C4Deuteranopia · #EBEFC5Tritanopia · #FBC6C6

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 pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FECBC2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffc7c7
#FFC7C7 · #FFE2E2 · #F6F6F6 · #8785A2
Palette F6f6f6
#F6F6F6 · #FFE2E2 · #FFC7C7 · #AAAAAA
Palette F0a8d0
#F0A8D0 · #F7B5CA · #FFC6C6 · #FFEBD4
Palette 7071e8
#7071E8 · #C683D7 · #ED9ED6 · #FFC7C7
Palette C599b6
#C599B6 · #E6B2BA · #FAD0C4 · #FFF7F3
Palette Ffc8c8
#FFC8C8 · #FF9999 · #444F5A · #3E4149

Similar colors

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

#FFC7C7#FFC6C6#FAD0C4#FFC8C8#FFC5C5#FFC6C7#FFCDC9#FFC4C4#FFCACA#FBC3C1#FFCBCB#FCCBCB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FECBC1  ·  #FECBC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FECBC2?

#FECBC2 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 203, 194). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FECBC2?

#FECBC2 is RGB 254, 203, 194 — HSL 9°, 97%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 24%, 0%.

What colors go with #FECBC2?

Its complement is #C3F5FE; analogous partners are #FEC3D7 and #FEE9C3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FECBC2 for text?

Black text on #FECBC2 has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.