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#FACACD — Pale Vivid Red

#FACACD 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 #FACACD 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.

#FACACD 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 #CCFAF7; it also sits naturally between #FACCE6 and #FAE0CC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FACACD · RGB 250, 202, 205

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Color values

HEX#FACACD
RGB250, 202, 205
HSL356°, 83%, 89%
HSV356°, 19%, 98%
CMYK0%, 19%, 18%, 2%
XYZ71.56, 66.97, 66.91
Yxy66.97, 0.3483, 0.3260
CIE-Lab85.49, 17.41, 4.94
Hunter Lab81.84, 17.52, 4.52

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

CSS code for #FACACD

.text { color: #FACACD; }
.background { background-color: #FACACD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FACACD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 202, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 83%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FACACD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 202, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FACACD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 202, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FACACD

#F7A6AC#F37C84#EF5761#EB2D3A#DB1422#B1101B#8C0D15#62090F#3D0609#130203

Tints of #FACACD

#FBD0D3#FBD0D3#FBD5D8#FCDADC#FCDEE0#FCDEE0#FCE3E5#FDE8E9#FDE8E9#FDECED

Tones of #FACACD

#F7CFD2#F3D2D5#F0D6D8#EDD9DA#EADCDD#E6E0E0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCFAF7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.39:1 AAA

Best text color on #FACACD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FACACD

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 #FACACD: ·

How #FACACD 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 · #E8ECCCTritanopia · #F8CCCC

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 838383
#838383 · #AD9D9D · #D9ADAD · #FCCBCB
Palette D14d72
#D14D72 · #FFABAB · #FCC8D1 · #FEF2F4
Palette Dc143c
#DC143C · #F75270 · #F7CAC9 · #FDEBD0
Palette Faf3f0
#FAF3F0 · #D4E2D4 · #FFCACC · #DBC4F0
Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3
Palette 9ecad6
#9ECAD6 · #748DAE · #F5CBCB · #FFEAEA

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FACACC  ·  #FACACE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FACACD?

#FACACD is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 202, 205). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FACACD?

#FACACD is RGB 250, 202, 205 — HSL 356°, 83%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 18%, 2%.

What colors go with #FACACD?

Its complement is #CCFAF7; analogous partners are #FACCE6 and #FAE0CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FACACD for text?

Black text on #FACACD has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.