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#FCE3EA Color

#FCE3EA is rgb(252, 227, 234) in RGB, hsl(343, 81%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Piggy Pink (#FDDDE6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCE3EA
HEX#FCE3EA
RGBrgb(252, 227, 234)
HSLhsl(343, 81%, 94%)
HSVhsv(343, 10%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(93.8% 0.029 358.8)
LABlab(92.45% 9.70 -0.13)
LCHlch(92.45% 9.71 359.21)

What #FCE3EA 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 #FCE3EA, 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.

#FCE3EA Channel Values

How #FCE3EA 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 227 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 81% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 10% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 7% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCE3EA 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 text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCE3EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCE3EA; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FCE3EA

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 #FCE3EA.

How #FCE3EA 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#FCE3EA
Protanopia#E8E8EA
Protanomaly#F0E6EA
Deuteranopia#ECECE9
Deuteranomaly#F2E8EA
Tritanopia#FBE4E4
Tritanomaly#FCE4E6
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCE3EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fce3ea: #FCE3EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCE3EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fce3ea': '#FCE3EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.890, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_fce3ea">#FCE3EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCE3EA"

More Pink Colors

#FCE3EA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCE3EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCE3EA?

#FCE3EA is a lightest pink — rgb(252, 227, 234) in RGB and hsl(343, 81%, 94%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Piggy Pink (#FDDDE6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.14.

What is the RGB value of #FCE3EA?

#FCE3EA is rgb(252, 227, 234) — red 252, green 227, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCE3EA?

#FCE3EA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCE3EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCE3EA scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCE3EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCE3EA 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 mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 5.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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