Palettes / Colors / #FECBCD
#FECBCD — Pale Vivid Red
#FECBCD 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 #FECBCD 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.
#FECBCD 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 #CDFEFC; it also sits naturally between #FECDE7 and #FEE4CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FECBCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 203, 205 |
| HSL | 358°, 96%, 90% |
| HSV | 358°, 20%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 20%, 19%, 0% |
| XYZ | 73.25, 68.19, 67.06 |
| Yxy | 68.19, 0.3513, 0.3271 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.10, 18.32, 5.88 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.58, 18.52, 5.36 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 80% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 19% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FECBCD
.text { color: #FECBCD; }
.background { background-color: #FECBCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FECBCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 203, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FECBCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 203, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FECBCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 203, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FECBCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FECBCD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FECBCD
Tints of #FECBCD
Tones of #FECBCD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CDFEFC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.43:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.64:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FECBCD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FECBCD
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 #FECBCD: ·
How #FECBCD 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 #FECBCD 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 #FECBCD?
#FECBCD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 254, 203, 205). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FECBCD?
#FECBCD is RGB 254, 203, 205 — HSL 358°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 19%, 0%.
What colors go with #FECBCD?
Its complement is #CDFEFC; analogous partners are #FECDE7 and #FEE4CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FECBCD for text?
Black text on #FECBCD has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.