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#FCD5E9 Color

#FCD5E9 is rgb(252, 213, 233) in RGB, hsl(329, 87%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 8%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mimi Pink (#FFDAE9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCD5E9
HEX#FCD5E9
RGBrgb(252, 213, 233)
HSLhsl(329, 87%, 91%)
HSVhsv(329, 15%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 8%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(91.2% 0.05 345.9)
LABlab(89.06% 16.44 -4.51)
LCHlch(89.06% 17.05 344.64)

What #FCD5E9 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 #FCD5E9, 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.

#FCD5E9 Channel Values

How #FCD5E9 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 213 · B 2338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 329° · S 87% · L 91%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 329° · S 15% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 8% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCD5E9 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCD5E9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCD5E9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FCD5E9

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 #FCD5E9.

How #FCD5E9 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#FCD5E9
Protanopia#DCDCE9
Protanomaly#EAD9E9
Deuteranopia#E3E3E8
Deuteranomaly#EDDDE8
Tritanopia#FAD8D8
Tritanomaly#FBD7DF
Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCD5E9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcd5e9: #FCD5E9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCD5E9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcd5e9': '#FCD5E9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.835, blue: 0.914)
Android XML<color name="color_fcd5e9">#FCD5E9</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCD5E9"

More Pink Colors

#FCD5E9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCD5E9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCD5E9?

#FCD5E9 is a lightest pink — rgb(252, 213, 233) in RGB and hsl(329, 87%, 91%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mimi Pink (#FFDAE9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.96.

What is the RGB value of #FCD5E9?

#FCD5E9 is rgb(252, 213, 233) — red 252, green 213, and blue 233 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCD5E9?

#FCD5E9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 8%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCD5E9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCD5E9 scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCD5E9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCD5E9 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 10.89, which is visibly different.

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