Close to Plum
#FCABE5
#FCABE5 is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 67.1% green, and 89.8% blue. Its hue is 317°, with 93% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FCABE5.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.74:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.10:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.74:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.10:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FCABE5 as they’d see it.
#FCABE5 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FCABE5
What color is #FCABE5?
#FCABE5 is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 67.1% green, and 89.8% blue. Its hue is 317°, with 93% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FCABE5 in RGB?
#FCABE5 is rgb(252, 171, 229): 252 red, 171 green, and 229 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FCABE5 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 32, 9, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FCABE5?
PANTONE 236 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FCABE5?
Its complement #85D69D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.