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#FACACC — Pale Vivid Red

#FACACC 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 #FACACC 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.

#FACACC 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 #CCFAF9; it also sits naturally between #FACCE5 and #FAE1CC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FACACC · RGB 250, 202, 204

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Color values

HEX#FACACC
RGB250, 202, 204
HSL358°, 83%, 89%
HSV358°, 19%, 98%
CMYK0%, 19%, 18%, 2%
XYZ71.44, 66.92, 66.28
Yxy66.92, 0.3491, 0.3270
CIE-Lab85.47, 17.26, 5.44
Hunter Lab81.81, 17.37, 4.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 79% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 18% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FACACC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FACACC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FACACC

.text { color: #FACACC; }
.background { background-color: #FACACC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FACACC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 202, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 83%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FACACC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 202, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FACACC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 202, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FACACC

#F7A6A9#F37C80#EF575C#EB2D33#DB141B#B11016#8C0D11#62090C#3D0607#130202

Tints of #FACACC

#FBD0D2#FBD0D2#FBD5D6#FCDADB#FCDEDF#FCDEDF#FCE3E4#FDE8E8#FDE8E8#FDECED

Tones of #FACACC

#F7CFD0#F3D2D4#F0D6D7#EDD9DA#EADCDD#E6E0E0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCFAF9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.38:1 AAA

Best text color on #FACACC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FACACC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FACACC: ·

How #FACACC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E5CCDeuteranopia · #E8ECCBTritanopia · #F8CBCB

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 838383
#838383 · #AD9D9D · #D9ADAD · #FCCBCB
Palette Dc143c
#DC143C · #F75270 · #F7CAC9 · #FDEBD0
Palette Faf3f0
#FAF3F0 · #D4E2D4 · #FFCACC · #DBC4F0
Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3
Palette 9ecad6
#9ECAD6 · #748DAE · #F5CBCB · #FFEAEA
Palette D9d7f1
#D9D7F1 · #FFFDDE · #E7FBBE · #FFCBCB

Similar colors

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

#FCCBCB#F7CAC9#FFCACC#F5CBCB#FFCBCB#FFCCCC#FFCACA#FCC8D1#F9D0CD#FFCDC9#FFC8C8#FFC7C7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FACACB  ·  #FACACD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FACACC?

#FACACC is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 202, 204). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FACACC?

#FACACC is RGB 250, 202, 204 — HSL 358°, 83%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 18%, 2%.

What colors go with #FACACC?

Its complement is #CCFAF9; analogous partners are #FACCE5 and #FAE1CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FACACC for text?

Black text on #FACACC has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.