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#fcc8db

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

RGB
252, 200, 219
HSL
338°, 90%, 89%
CMYK
0, 21, 13, 1
Luminance
0.6712

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fcc8db is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fcc8db
Hue
338°
magenta / pink
Saturation
90%
electric
Lightness
89%
pale
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
86%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6712
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
29/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.42:1
Closest name
Pink
ΔE2000 4.2
Where it sits
Hue338° of 360°
Saturation90%
Lightness89%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool29% 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#fcc8db
RGBrgb(252, 200, 219)
HSLhsl(338, 90%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 13%, 1%)
LABlab(85.6 21.3 -2.4)
LCHlch(85.6 21.5 353.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.884 0.064 354.6)
Decimal16566491
Display P3color(display-p3 0.988 0.784 0.859)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fcc8db;
background-color: #fcc8db;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fcc8db] bg-[#fcc8db]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fcc8db;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.988, green: 0.784, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fcc8db")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFCC8DB)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(219, 200, 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 #fcc8db · 14.42:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.46:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.42:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fcc8db as text scores 1.46:1 on white and 14.42:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fcc8db on white: 1.46:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fcc8db on black: 14.42:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #CDD1DC
deuteranopia · #D9D9DA
tritanopia · #FFC6CE

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fcc8db 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
#FBE5ED
#fcc8db
#F995B9
#F65F96
#F32A74
#E80D5D
#C10B4D
#9B083E
#700B30
#46071E
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FDF2F6Darkest = 950 · #46071E
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2F6;
  --brand-100: #FBE5ED;
  --brand-200: #fcc8db;
  --brand-300: #F995B9;
  --brand-400: #F65F96;
  --brand-500: #F32A74;
  --brand-600: #E80D5D;
  --brand-700: #C10B4D;
  --brand-800: #9B083E;
  --brand-900: #700B30;
  --brand-950: #46071E;
  --brand: #fcc8db;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fcc8db

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#FAF4F7
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0D0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B68
Captions on the surface
Accent#07C551
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#790730
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE7EF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141A
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 #fcc8db

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#C8FCE9
Analogous left#FCC8F5
Analogous right#FCCFC8
Split-complement 1#C8FCCF
Split-complement 2#C8F5FC
Triadic 1#DBFCC8
Triadic 2#C8DBFC
Tetradic#F5FCC8

RGB percentages

Red98.8%
Green78.4%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta20.6%
Yellow13.1%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#fcc8db text on a black background

contrast 14.42:1

Card sample

#fcc8db text on a white background

contrast 1.46:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fcc8db;
Background color
Panel with #fcc8db background
background-color: #fcc8db;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fcc8db;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(252, 200, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(252, 200, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fcc8db;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcc8db, #FCD8C8);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fcc8db

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.

#fcc8db 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.

#fcc8db, answered

What color is #fcc8db?

#fcc8db is a pale electric magenta / pink, closest to Pink (ΔE2000 4.2). It sits at 338° on the hue wheel with 90% saturation and 89% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fcc8db?

rgb(252, 200, 219) — 252 red, 200 green and 219 blue out of 255, or 98.8% / 78.4% / 85.9% by channel.

Is #fcc8db a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6712 and perceived brightness is 86%, so black text on it reaches 14.42:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fcc8db?

Black. It scores 14.42:1 against #fcc8db, versus 1.46:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fcc8db?

#C8FCE9 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C8FCCF and #C8F5FC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fcc8db?

For interface work: #FAF4F7 as the surface, #EDC0D0 for borders, #9B4B68 for secondary text, #07C551 as an accent and #790730 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FCC8F5 and #FCCFC8 stays calm, while #C8FCE9 is the loudest partner.

What is #fcc8db in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 21%, 13%, 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 #fcc8db warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 29 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FCC8C8; nudged cooler, #FDC7EE.

Work with #fcc8db in the Color Lab