Palettes / Colors / #FFC8C8

#FFC8C8 — Pale Vivid Red

#FFC8C8 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

#FFC8C8 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 #C7FFFF; it also sits naturally between #FFC7E3 and #FFE3C7. 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 78% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 22% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFC8C8

.text { color: #FFC8C8; }
.background { background-color: #FFC8C8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFC8C8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 200, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 100%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFC8C8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 200, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFC8C8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 200, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFC8C8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFC8C8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7FFFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFC8C8: #000000.

How #FFC8C8 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 #FFC8C8

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFC8C7  ·  #FFC8C9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFC8C8?

#FFC8C8 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 200, 200). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFC8C8?

#FFC8C8 is RGB 255, 200, 200 — HSL 0°, 100%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 22%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFC8C8?

Its complement is #C7FFFF; analogous partners are #FFC7E3 and #FFE3C7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFC8C8 for text?

Black text on #FFC8C8 has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.