What color is #FCE2E3?

#FCE2E3 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Blowing Kisses. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCE2E3?

The RGB value is 252, 226, 227: 252 red, 226 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCE2E3?

The complementary color is #E2FCFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCE2E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.13:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCE2E3 color

#FCE2E3 rgb(252, 226, 227)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FCE2E3 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 88.6% green and 89% blue (252, 226, 227).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 81% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Blowing Kisses (#F6DEE0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.13:1).

#FCE2E3 color codes

HEX	`#FCE2E3`
RGB	`rgb(252, 226, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 88.6%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 81%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 10%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 10%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.97, 9.06, 2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.97, 9.47, 16.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.205, 80.636, 83.945)`
Decimal	`16573155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCE2E3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FCE2E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCE2E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FCE2E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fce2e3; }
.text { color: #fce2e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fce2e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 226 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fce2e3, #fceee2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FCE2E3?: #FCE2E3 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Blowing Kisses. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCE2E3?: The RGB value is 252, 226, 227: 252 red, 226 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCE2E3?: The complementary color is #E2FCFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCE2E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.13:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.