Palettes / Colors / #FECBC3
#FECBC3 — Pale Vivid Red
#FECBC3 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 #FECBC3 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.
#FECBC3 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 #C3F6FE; it also sits naturally between #FEC3D8 and #FEE8C3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FECBC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 203, 195 |
| HSL | 8°, 97%, 88% |
| HSV | 8°, 23%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 20%, 23%, 0% |
| XYZ | 72.08, 67.72, 60.90 |
| Yxy | 67.72, 0.3591, 0.3374 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.87, 16.88, 10.85 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.29, 16.99, 9.60 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 80% · Blue 76%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 23% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FECBC3
.text { color: #FECBC3; }
.background { background-color: #FECBC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FECBC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 203, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 97%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FECBC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 203, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FECBC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 203, 195, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FECBC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FECBC3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FECBC3
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Tones of #FECBC3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #C3F6FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.54:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FECBC3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FECBC3
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 #FECBC3: ·
How #FECBC3 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 #FECBC3 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 #FECBC3?
#FECBC3 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 203, 195). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FECBC3?
#FECBC3 is RGB 254, 203, 195 — HSL 8°, 97%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 23%, 0%.
What colors go with #FECBC3?
Its complement is #C3F6FE; analogous partners are #FEC3D8 and #FEE8C3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FECBC3 for text?
Black text on #FECBC3 has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.