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#fcccd3

a pale, electric red · warm · closest name: Pink

RGB
252, 204, 211
HSL
351°, 89%, 89%
CMYK
0, 19, 16, 1
Luminance
0.6858

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fcccd3 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fcccd3
Hue
351°
red
Saturation
89%
electric
Lightness
89%
pale
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
86%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6858
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
22/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.72:1
Closest name
Pink
ΔE2000 4
Where it sits
Hue351° of 360°
Saturation89%
Lightness89%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool22% 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#fcccd3
RGBrgb(252, 204, 211)
HSLhsl(351, 89%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 16%, 1%)
LABlab(86.3 18.0 3.0)
LCHlch(86.3 18.2 9.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.889 0.055 8.4)
Decimal16567507
Display P3color(display-p3 0.988 0.800 0.827)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fcccd3;
background-color: #fcccd3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fcccd3] bg-[#fcccd3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fcccd3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.988, green: 0.800, blue: 0.827)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fcccd3")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFCCCD3)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(211, 204, 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 #fcccd3 · 14.72:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.43:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.72:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fcccd3 as text scores 1.43:1 on white and 14.72:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fcccd3 on white: 1.43:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fcccd3 on black: 14.72:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D3D3D3
deuteranopia · #DEDBD2
tritanopia · #FFC9CE

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fcccd3 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.

#FDF2F3
#FBE5E8
#fcccd3
#F995A3
#F66076
#F32B48
#E70E2D
#C10B26
#9A091E
#6F0B1A
#460710
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FDF2F3Darkest = 950 · #460710
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2F3;
  --brand-100: #FBE5E8;
  --brand-200: #fcccd3;
  --brand-300: #F995A3;
  --brand-400: #F66076;
  --brand-500: #F32B48;
  --brand-600: #E70E2D;
  --brand-700: #C10B26;
  --brand-800: #9A091E;
  --brand-900: #6F0B1A;
  --brand-950: #460710;
  --brand: #fcccd3;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fcccd3

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#FAF4F5
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0C6
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B56
Captions on the surface
Accent#08C479
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#780718
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE7EA
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241416
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 #fcccd3

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#CCFCF5
Analogous left#FCCCEB
Analogous right#FCDDCC
Split-complement 1#CCFCDD
Split-complement 2#CCEBFC
Triadic 1#D3FCCC
Triadic 2#CCD3FC
Tetradic#EBFCCC

RGB percentages

Red98.8%
Green80.0%
Blue82.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta19.0%
Yellow16.3%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#fcccd3 text on a black background

contrast 14.72:1

Card sample

#fcccd3 text on a white background

contrast 1.43:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fcccd3;
Background color
Panel with #fcccd3 background
background-color: #fcccd3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fcccd3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(252, 204, 211, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(252, 204, 211, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fcccd3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcccd3, #FCE5CC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fcccd3

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.

#fcccd3 in the real world

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

Industries
Food and drinkEntertainmentRetailSport
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

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

#fcccd3, answered

What color is #fcccd3?

#fcccd3 is a pale electric red, closest to Pink (ΔE2000 4). It sits at 351° on the hue wheel with 89% saturation and 89% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fcccd3?

rgb(252, 204, 211) — 252 red, 204 green and 211 blue out of 255, or 98.8% / 80% / 82.7% by channel.

Is #fcccd3 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6858 and perceived brightness is 86%, so black text on it reaches 14.72:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fcccd3?

Black. It scores 14.72:1 against #fcccd3, versus 1.43:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fcccd3?

#CCFCF5 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #CCFCDD and #CCEBFC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fcccd3?

For interface work: #FAF4F5 as the surface, #EDC0C6 for borders, #9B4B56 for secondary text, #08C479 as an accent and #780718 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FCCCEB and #FCDDCC stays calm, while #CCFCF5 is the loudest partner.

What is #fcccd3 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 19%, 16%, 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 #fcccd3 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 22 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FCD7CC; nudged cooler, #FDCBE5.

Work with #fcccd3 in the Color Lab