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#FCA1DE Color

#FCA1DE is rgb(252, 161, 222) in RGB, hsl(320, 94%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 12%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Rose (#FBA0E3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCA1DE
HEX#FCA1DE
RGBrgb(252, 161, 222)
HSLhsl(320, 94%, 81%)
HSVhsv(320, 36%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 12%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.131 340.1)
LABlab(77.06% 40.89 -16.32)
LCHlch(77.06% 44.03 338.24)

What #FCA1DE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FCA1DE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#FCA1DE Channel Values

How #FCA1DE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 252 · G 161 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 320° · S 94% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 320° · S 36% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 12% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCA1DE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FCA1DE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FCA1DE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCA1DE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FCA1DE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FCA1DE.

How #FCA1DE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FCA1DE
Protanopia#B5B5DE
Protanomaly#D5ADDE
Deuteranopia#C5C5DC
Deuteranomaly#DDB8DD
Tritanopia#F6AAAA
Tritanomaly#F9A7C1
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCA1DE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fca1de: #FCA1DE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCA1DE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fca1de': '#FCA1DE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.631, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_fca1de">#FCA1DE</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCA1DE"

More Pink Colors

#FCA1DE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCA1DE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCA1DE?

#FCA1DE is a lightest pink — rgb(252, 161, 222) in RGB and hsl(320, 94%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Rose (#FBA0E3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.11.

What is the RGB value of #FCA1DE?

#FCA1DE is rgb(252, 161, 222) — red 252, green 161, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCA1DE?

#FCA1DE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 12%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCA1DE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCA1DE scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCA1DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCA1DE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 12.2, which is visibly different.

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