Palettes / Colors / #FAACAD

#FAACAD — Pale Vivid Red

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

#FAACAD 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 #ADFAF9; it also sits naturally between #FAADD5 and #FAD2AD. 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 68%

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 #FAACAD

.text { color: #FAACAD; }
.background { background-color: #FAACAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAACAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 172, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAACAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 172, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAACAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 172, 173, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FAACAD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADFAF9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAACAD: #000000.

How #FAACAD 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 #FAACAD 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

← #FAACAC  ·  #FAACAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAACAD?

#FAACAD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 172, 173). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAACAD?

#FAACAD is RGB 250, 172, 173 — HSL 359°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 31%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAACAD?

Its complement is #ADFAF9; analogous partners are #FAADD5 and #FAD2AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAACAD for text?

Black text on #FAACAD has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.