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#FCC9ED Color

#FCC9ED is rgb(252, 201, 237) in RGB, hsl(318, 89%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 6%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCC9ED
HEX#FCC9ED
RGBrgb(252, 201, 237)
HSLhsl(318, 89%, 89%)
HSVhsv(318, 20%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 6%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(89.1% 0.074 337.1)
LABlab(86.34% 22.88 -10.61)
LCHlch(86.34% 25.22 335.13)

What #FCC9ED 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 #FCC9ED, 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.

#FCC9ED Channel Values

How #FCC9ED 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 201 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 89% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 20% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 6% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCC9ED 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCC9ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCC9ED; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FCC9ED

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 #FCC9ED.

How #FCC9ED 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#FCC9ED
Protanopia#D3D3ED
Protanomaly#E4CFED
Deuteranopia#DCDCEC
Deuteranomaly#E9D4EC
Tritanopia#F8CECE
Tritanomaly#FACCDB
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCC9ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcc9ed: #FCC9ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCC9ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcc9ed': '#FCC9ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.788, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_fcc9ed">#FCC9ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCC9ED"

More Pink Colors

#FCC9ED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCC9ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCC9ED?

#FCC9ED is a lightest pink — rgb(252, 201, 237) in RGB and hsl(318, 89%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.34.

What is the RGB value of #FCC9ED?

#FCC9ED is rgb(252, 201, 237) — red 252, green 201, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCC9ED?

#FCC9ED converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 6%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCC9ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCC9ED scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCC9ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCC9ED 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 12.3, which is visibly different.

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