Palettes / Colors / #FAACAC

#FAACAC — Pale Vivid Red

#FAACAC is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#FAACAC is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ADFAFA; it also sits naturally between #FAADD4 and #FAD4AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 67% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 31% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FAACAC

.text { color: #FAACAC; }
.background { background-color: #FAACAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAACAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 172, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAACAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 172, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAACAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 172, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAACAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAACAC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADFAFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAACAC: #000000.

How #FAACAC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAACAC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAACAB  ·  #FAACAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAACAC?

#FAACAC is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 172, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAACAC?

#FAACAC is RGB 250, 172, 172 — HSL 0°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 31%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAACAC?

Its complement is #ADFAFA; analogous partners are #FAADD4 and #FAD4AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAACAC for text?

Black text on #FAACAC has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.