Palettes / Colors / #FAC2CD

#FAC2CD — Pale Vivid Red

#FAC2CD is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #FAC2CD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FAC2CD 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 #C2FAEF; it also sits naturally between #FAC2E9 and #FAD3C2. 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 76% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 18% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAC2CD

.text { color: #FAC2CD; }
.background { background-color: #FAC2CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAC2CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 194, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 85%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAC2CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 194, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAC2CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 194, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAC2CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAC2CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2FAEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAC2CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAC2CD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #FAC2CD 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 #FAC2CD 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

← #FAC2CC  ·  #FAC2CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAC2CD?

#FAC2CD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 194, 205). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAC2CD?

#FAC2CD is RGB 250, 194, 205 — HSL 348°, 85%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 18%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAC2CD?

Its complement is #C2FAEF; analogous partners are #FAC2E9 and #FAD3C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAC2CD for text?

Black text on #FAC2CD has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.