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#fcb7cf

a pale, electric magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Pink

RGB
252, 183, 207
HSL
339°, 92%, 85%
CMYK
0, 27, 18, 1
Luminance
0.5907

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fcb7cf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fcb7cf
Hue
339°
magenta / pink
Saturation
92%
electric
Lightness
85%
pale
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
82%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5907
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
28/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
12.81:1
Closest name
Pink
ΔE2000 4.4
Where it sits
Hue339° of 360°
Saturation92%
Lightness85%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool28% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#fcb7cf
RGBrgb(252, 183, 207)
HSLhsl(339, 92%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 18%, 1%)
LABlab(81.3 28.4 -2.1)
LCHlch(81.3 28.5 355.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.850 0.085 356.4)
Decimal16562127
Display P3color(display-p3 0.988 0.718 0.812)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fcb7cf;
background-color: #fcb7cf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fcb7cf] bg-[#fcb7cf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fcb7cf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.988, green: 0.718, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fcb7cf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFCB7CF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(207, 183, 252)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #fcb7cf · 12.81:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.64:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.81:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fcb7cf as text scores 1.64:1 on white and 12.81:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fcb7cf on white: 1.64:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fcb7cf on black: 12.81:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #BFC3D0
deuteranopia · #CFCFCD
tritanopia · #FFB4BF

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fcb7cf is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF2F6
#FBE4EC
#fcb7cf
#FB93B7
#F85D93
#F6286F
#EB0A58
#C4084A
#9D073B
#71092D
#47061C
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FDF2F6Darkest = 950 · #47061C
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2F6;
  --brand-100: #FBE4EC;
  --brand-200: #fcb7cf;
  --brand-300: #FB93B7;
  --brand-400: #F85D93;
  --brand-500: #F6286F;
  --brand-600: #EB0A58;
  --brand-700: #C4084A;
  --brand-800: #9D073B;
  --brand-900: #71092D;
  --brand-950: #47061C;
  --brand: #fcb7cf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fcb7cf

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4F6
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0CF
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B67
Captions on the surface
Accent#03C950
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7A052E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE7EF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241419
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #fcb7cf

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#B7FCE4
Analogous left#FCB7F2
Analogous right#FCC1B7
Split-complement 1#B7FCC1
Split-complement 2#B7F2FC
Triadic 1#CFFCB7
Triadic 2#B7CFFC
Tetradic#F2FCB7

RGB percentages

Red98.8%
Green71.8%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta27.4%
Yellow17.9%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#fcb7cf text on a black background

contrast 12.81:1

Card sample

#fcb7cf text on a white background

contrast 1.64:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fcb7cf;
Background color
Panel with #fcb7cf background
background-color: #fcb7cf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fcb7cf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(252, 183, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(252, 183, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fcb7cf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcb7cf, #FCCDB7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fcb7cf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#fcb7cf in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#fcb7cf, answered

What color is #fcb7cf?

#fcb7cf is a pale electric magenta / pink, closest to Pink (ΔE2000 4.4). It sits at 339° on the hue wheel with 92% saturation and 85% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fcb7cf?

rgb(252, 183, 207) — 252 red, 183 green and 207 blue out of 255, or 98.8% / 71.8% / 81.2% by channel.

Is #fcb7cf a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5907 and perceived brightness is 82%, so black text on it reaches 12.81:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fcb7cf?

Black. It scores 12.81:1 against #fcb7cf, versus 1.64:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fcb7cf?

#B7FCE4 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #B7FCC1 and #B7F2FC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fcb7cf?

For interface work: #FAF4F6 as the surface, #EDC0CF for borders, #9B4B67 for secondary text, #03C950 as an accent and #7A052E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FCB7F2 and #FCC1B7 stays calm, while #B7FCE4 is the loudest partner.

What is #fcb7cf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 27%, 18%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #fcb7cf warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 28 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FCB8B7; nudged cooler, #FDB6E9.

Work with #fcb7cf in the Color Lab