Palettes / Colors / #FFC0CB

#FFC0CB — Pale Vivid Red

#FFC0CB is the named color Pink. It belongs to the red family.

#FFC0CB 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 #C2FFF5; it also sits naturally between #FFC2EB and #FFD6C2. 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 75% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 20% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFC0CB

.text { color: #FFC0CB; }
.background { background-color: #FFC0CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFC0CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 192, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 100%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFC0CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 192, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFC0CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 192, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFC0CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFC0CB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFC0CB

Tints of #FFC0CB

Tones of #FFC0CB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2FFF5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFC0CB: #000000.

How #FFC0CB 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 #FFC0CB or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFC0CB?

#FFC0CB is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 192, 203). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFC0CB?

#FFC0CB is RGB 255, 192, 203 — HSL 350°, 100%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 20%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFC0CB?

Its complement is #C2FFF5; analogous partners are #FFC2EB and #FFD6C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFC0CB for text?

Black text on #FFC0CB has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.