Palettes / Colors / #FECBCA
#FECBCA — Pale Vivid Red
#FECBCA 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 #FECBCA 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.
#FECBCA 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 #C8FDFE; it also sits naturally between #FEC8E2 and #FEE4C8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FECBCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 203, 202 |
| HSL | 1°, 96%, 89% |
| HSV | 1°, 20%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 20%, 20%, 0% |
| XYZ | 72.89, 68.05, 65.17 |
| Yxy | 68.05, 0.3537, 0.3302 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.03, 17.88, 7.36 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.49, 18.05, 6.66 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 80% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 20% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FECBCA
.text { color: #FECBCA; }
.background { background-color: #FECBCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FECBCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 203, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 96%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FECBCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 203, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FECBCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 203, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FECBCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FECBCA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FECBCA
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Tones of #FECBCA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #C8FDFE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.61:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FECBCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FECBCA
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 #FECBCA: ·
How #FECBCA 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 #FECBCA 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 #FECBCA?
#FECBCA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 203, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FECBCA?
#FECBCA is RGB 254, 203, 202 — HSL 1°, 96%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 20%, 0%.
What colors go with #FECBCA?
Its complement is #C8FDFE; analogous partners are #FEC8E2 and #FEE4C8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FECBCA for text?
Black text on #FECBCA has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.