Palettes / Colors / #FFC2CA

#FFC2CA — Pale Vivid Red

#FFC2CA is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

#FFC2CA 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 #C2FFF7; it also sits naturally between #FFC2E9 and #FFD8C2. 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 76% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 21% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFC2CA

.text { color: #FFC2CA; }
.background { background-color: #FFC2CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFC2CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 194, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 100%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFC2CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 194, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFC2CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 194, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFC2CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFC2CA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFC2CA

Tints of #FFC2CA

Tones of #FFC2CA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2FFF7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFC2CA: #000000.

How #FFC2CA 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 #FFC2CA 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

← #FFC2C9  ·  #FFC2CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFC2CA?

#FFC2CA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 194, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFC2CA?

#FFC2CA is RGB 255, 194, 202 — HSL 352°, 100%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 21%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFC2CA?

Its complement is #C2FFF7; analogous partners are #FFC2E9 and #FFD8C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFC2CA for text?

Black text on #FFC2CA has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.